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Primary Care Referrals to a Remotely Delivered Physical Activity Intervention for Latina Teens: Chicas Fuertes 2
Sponsor: University of California, San Diego
Summary
This study will test a physical activity intervention for Latina teenagers. Investigators will recruit 200 Latina adolescents who are currently under-active to participate in this 12-month study. Participants will be referred to the study by their primary care provider. Half of the participants will be randomly selected for the Intervention group, and will receive an individual counseling session and access to a personalized website. These participants will also receive a Fitbit activity tracker to help with goal setting and monitoring, plus weekly text messages and access to the study Instagram account to remind participants to be physically active. Those assigned to the control group will receive the Fitbit activity tracker.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
13 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2025-04-10
Completion Date
2029-06-30
Last Updated
2026-01-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Multi-technology MVPA intervention
Participants will receive a one-on-one counseling session and access to an individually tailored multi-media website. Key intervention components will be reinforced through text messaging to aid goal setting, a physical activity tracker (Fitbit) to set goals, track and log activity, and access to a study Instagram account to reinforce exposure to web content.
Locations (1)
University of California- San Diego
La Jolla, California, United States