eMOTION: Examining Implicit Attitudes in Physical Activity Engagement

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Southern California

About this trial

This early-phase trial will test intervention strategies to influence implicit attitudes towards physical activity and determine whether changes in those mechanisms result in change in physical activity behavior among inactive adults who are overweight or obese.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged ≥ 18 years

Reside in the United States

Self-reported BMI ≥ 25

Current structured physical activity engagement < 60 minutes per week

Disqualifiers

Inability to provide informed consent due to cognitive disability

Inability to engage in one or more key treatment components, including those with medical conditions that preclude physical activity engagement or who cannot wear an accelerometer on the wrist or answer brief surveys on the smartwatch for any reason

Current pregnancy

Referred to the study by another participant or from Reddit.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Physical Activity Goals mHealth Intervention
  • TYPE/CONTEXT enhancement
  • SAVOR enhancement

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 8 treatment groups

8

Treatment groups

See each treatment group below.

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Southern California

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator