Motivational Interviewing for Increasing Physical Activity

Age: 18+

Sex: Female

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

No Placebo Group

Approved in 3 Jurisdictions

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this behavioral research study is to learn why some African American (AA) women choose not to exercise often and to learn if teaching African American women how to support the exercise habits of a partner will increase their physical activity and help them to stay more active over time. The primary goal of the proposed intervention is: Aim 1: To conduct formative research using semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus groups with sedentary AA women to investigate the role and importance of social support for PA; Aim 2: To determine the feasibility of recruiting and implementing "Culturally Appropriate Physical Activity Motivational Interviewing" (CAPMI) intervention in sedentary AA women; Aim 3: To pilot test and evaluate the efficacy of the CAPMI in increasing PA, social support, self-efficacy and reducing barriers to Physical Activity (PA) at post-intervention compared to an attention control group.

Research Team

Lorna H. McNeill, PhD, MPH

Principal Investigator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for African American women aged 18-65 who are currently not very active, can team up with a friend or family member to join the study, and are ready to start exercising. They must be able to read English at a sixth-grade level and attend weekend trainings. Women on certain medications or with physical limitations that affect exercise cannot participate.

Inclusion Criteria

Identify a sedentary AA female (i.e., non-intimate family member or friend) with whom they can enroll in the study

You can read English at a level similar to a sixth-grader, as tested by the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM).

Have a home address where information can be mailed and working telephone.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant during the study period

Thinking about moving to a location outside the greater Houston area during the study period

I cannot attend the CAPMI sessions with my partner.

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Motivational Interviewing (Behavioural Intervention)

Trial Overview The study aims to understand why some African American women don't exercise much and if teaching them how to support each other's exercise habits can help increase their activity levels. It involves interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, newsletters about physical activity (PA), and motivational interviewing training.

Participant Groups

Group I: Intervention Group 2 Active Control 2 Interventions

Interview + PA Newsletter

Group II: Intervention Group 1 Active Control 4 Interventions

CAPMI Intervention: Training + Weekly Partner Questionnaire + Interview + PA Newsletter

Group III: Focus Group Active Control 1 Intervention

Qualitative interviews examining social support for PA conducted with African American (AA) women recruited from Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church located in Houston used to design Culturally-Appropriate Peer-based Motivational Interviewing (CAPMI) intervention.

Motivational Interviewing is already approved in Canada for the following indications:

Approved in Canada as Motivational Interviewing for:

• Substance Abuse Treatment
• Mental Health Counseling

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Lead Sponsor

Trials

3,107

Recruited

1,813,000+

Dr. Peter WT Pisters

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Chief Executive Officer since 2017

MD from University of Western Ontario

Dr. Jeffrey E. Lee

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Chief Medical Officer

MD from Stanford University School of Medicine

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials

14,080

Recruited

41,180,000+

Dr. Douglas R. Lowy

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Chief Executive Officer since 2023

MD from New York University School of Medicine

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Chief Medical Officer since 2022

MD from Harvard Medical School

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Collaborator

Trials

2,896

Recruited

8,053,000+

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Chief Medical Officer

MD from University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Chief Executive Officer

MD, PhD from Stanford University