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CompletedNCT03302377FFTUpdated Nov 21, 2019

Fit for Two: Incorporating Wearable Trackers Into Clinical Care for Pregnant Women With Diabetes (FFT)

An interventional study of physical activity counseling & Fitbit in Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, sponsored by University of California, San Diego. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-21.

Sponsored by University of California, San Diego · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
19
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This study will investigate the feasibility of an intervention to increase physical activity in pregnant women with diabetes by incorporating a brief in-person counseling session and Fitbit activity trackers into routine clinical care

Read the detailed description

This is a small, one-armed pilot study testing a physical activity intervention for pregnant patients with diabetes. The intervention will use both counseling and technology (a FitBit physical activity tracker and smartphone app) to create an individualized, interactive program for each patient. The primary aims of the study are to assess the feasibility of recruiting patients and implementing the program in the clinical setting, and the acceptability of the program for patients and clinicians. Participants will receive a counseling session based on the principles of motivational interviewing to help them set physical activity and step goals, then the interventionist will help them personalize the Fitbit app to their goals. Participants are instructed to continue adaptive goal setting and email their goals and activity weekly to their physicians. In addition to assessing feasibility and acceptability, we will also evaluate change in activity to explore potential efficacy.

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Conditions studied

  • Physical Activity
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

  • Feasibility
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes
  • currently pregnant
  • in week 5-25 of gestation
  • under active (\<100 minutes/week of physical activity)
  • access to a smartphone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any medical condition that would make unsupervised activity unsafe or unfeasible, as determined by their physician
  • moving from the area within 3 months
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
19 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Physical activity intervention

    Participants will receive an individual counseling session in the clinic to help them set physical activity and step goals. They will then receive a Fitbit wrist monitor and help personalizing the Fitbit app. They will send weekly emails to their physicians reporting their goals and current activity. They will return at 12 weeks to engage in a semi-structured interview to give their overall impressions of the intervention.

    Behavioral: physical activity counseling & Fitbit

Interventions

  • Behavioralphysical activity counseling & Fitbit

    Participants will receive individual counseling \& guidance in goal setting, then will receive a Fitbit wrist monitor and guidance in personalizing the Fitbit features

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Retention

    Determined by retention (%)

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Acceptability

    Determined by participant feedback (% indicating satisfaction with intervention)

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. Feasibility of recruitment

    Determined by percent of those screened who enroll in the study

    Time frame: baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. Physical activity change

    Change in objectively measured physical activity from baseline to follow-up as measured by hip-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers, adjusting for baseline

    Time frame: 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of California, San Diego
    La Jolla, California 92093-0628, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Larsen B, Micucci S, Hartman SJ, Ramos G. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Counseling- and mHealth-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Pregnant Women With Diabetes: The Fit for Two Pilot Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Oct 21;8(10):e18915. doi: 10.2196/18915. PubMed 33084584 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Individual participant data will not be shared with other researchers

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03302377
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Responsible party
Britta Larsen (Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 5, 2017
Start date
Oct 3, 2017
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2019
Completion
Oct 31, 2019
Last update
Nov 21, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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