Physical Inactivity, South Asian
Conditions
Brief summary
South Asian immigrant women and girls are at increased risk for insufficient physical activity and are not being reached by current approaches to physical activity promotion. This randomized control trial study will test the effectiveness and implementation of a multi component physical activity intervention directed at the environment, family, interpersonal and individual levels to promote physical activity among South Asian immigrant mothers and daughters.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSAATH Intervention
SAATH intervention is a physical activity intervention for South Asian mothers and daughters with group exercise classes and discussion groups.
Sponsors
Skokie Health Department
Skokie Park District
University of Illinois at Chicago
Metropolitan Asian Family Services
University of Chicago
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Northwestern University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
11 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The sample of this study is South Asian mothers and their daughters. The inclusion criteria for the mother include: * Identifying herself as South Asian, * having a sedentary lifestyle as assessed using a self-report questionnaire * having ability to communicate in Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, or English. * Having a daughter aged 11-16 years
Exclusion criteria
* having known medical condition that restricts ability to participate in moderate intensity Physical Activity * Unable to complete study procedures (including not wearing accelerometer during run-in) * Currently pregnant * Unable to provide informed consent or assent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Averaged daily minutes spent in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity measured by ActiGraph accelerometers | The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) | Moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity will be identified based on the accelerometer count cut-point for moderate intensity and daily minutes spent in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity estimated for seven days will be averaged |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Averaged daily minutes spent in walking or running behavior measured by ActiGraph accelerometers | The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) | Walking and running behavior will be recognized using a machine learning activity recognition algorithm and daily minutes spent in walking or running behavior estimated for seven days will be averaged |
| Averaged daily hours spent in sedentary behaviors measured by ActiGraph accelerometers | The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) | Sedentary behaviors will be identified based on the accelerometer count cut-point for sedentary behaviors and daily minutes spent in sedentary behaviors estimated for seven days will be averaged |
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) measured by a sphygmomanometer | The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) | Blood pressure will be measured three times while sitting down and relaxing on a chair and the last two measures will be averaged |
| Self-efficacy score measured by the Exercise Confidence Survey | The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) | The self-efficacy score will be calculated by averaging the responses (scored 1 to 5 point for the responses of strongly disagree to strongly agree) from each question item |
| Self-efficacy score measured by Dishman's Barriers to Self-Efficacy questionnaire | The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18) | The self-efficacy score will be calculated by averaging the responses (scored 1 to 5 point; higher scores mean higher self-efficacy \[a better outcome\]) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed