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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
252
SAATH intervention is a physical activity intervention for South Asian mothers and daughters with group exercise classes and discussion groups.
Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Averaged daily minutes spent in moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity measured by ActiGraph accelerometers
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
Time frame: The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)
Averaged daily minutes spent in walking or running behavior measured by ActiGraph accelerometers
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
Time frame: The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)
Averaged daily hours spent in sedentary behaviors measured by ActiGraph accelerometers
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
Time frame: The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) measured by a sphygmomanometer
Blood pressure will be measured three times while sitting down and relaxing on a chair and the last two measures will be averaged
Time frame: The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)
Self-efficacy score measured by the Exercise Confidence Survey
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
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Time frame: The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)
Self-efficacy score measured by Dishman's Barriers to Self-Efficacy questionnaire
The self-efficacy score will be calculated by averaging the responses (scored 1 to 5 point; higher scores mean higher self-efficacy \[a better outcome\])
Time frame: The outcome will be assessed before the intervention (week 0) and after the intervention (week 18)