The purpose of this study is to develop and test a mobile app for Black/African American breast cancer survivors and their relatives, called Move Together, that promotes sitting less and moving more for better health.
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a mobile app for Black/African American breast cancer survivors and their relatives, called Move Together, that promotes sitting less and moving more for better health. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study using structured interviews and qualitative data analysis to develop an intervention, followed by a pilot test of the intervention with pre- /post- measures. * In study phase 1,involved qualitative interviews with 5 community leader key informants, 9 breast cancer survivors and 6 first degree relatives of a survivor. * This part of the research study is a Pilot Study, which means it is the first time that researchers are studying usability and acceptability of the Move Together app. * Participants in the pilot study will participate as members of family-based dyads (n=10 dyads). One member of each dyad will be a breast cancer survivor and one will be a blood relative * Study involves screening for eligibility, interviews, questionnaires, Use of Move Together app with Garmin activity tracker watch * Participation on the trial will be for 5 weeks * About 20 people (10 survivors with 10 relatives) will participate in this part of the study, and a total of 58 people in the whole study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
* The Move Together app allows users to set daily goals for increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary time, track progress on goals, message their buddy, and access external educational infographics and other resource links. * Garmin activity tracker in this study is for participants to track their steps and sedentary time.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
System Usability Scale (SUS) Score
The acceptability of the Move Together app will also be assessed with The System Usability Scale (SUS) score. The scale has 10 items. Scores range from 0-100; a SUS score above a 68 is considered above average (https://www.usability.gov/how-to-and-tools/methods/system-usability-scale.html.)
Time frame: Assessed at 4 Weeks
Number of Participants Screened Per Month
the number of participants screened per month during recruitment period (not cumulative)
Time frame: 4 month recruitment period
Number of Participants Enrolled Per Month
number of participants consented to the study each month during enrollment period
Time frame: 4 month enrollment period
Completion Rate
number of participants who completed all aspects of the protocol
Time frame: 4 Weeks
Number of Study Days
number of study days in which the participants uses the Move Together app and will describe engagement with the app in a 28 day period (i.e., study days)
Time frame: baseline to 4 weeks (28 days)
Number of Participants Recruited
Number of initial respondents who consent and enroll.
Time frame: during 4 month recruitment period
Number of Participants Completed Study
Total number of participants who completed the study
Time frame: 4 weeks
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Number of Participants Retained at the End of 4 Weeks
Retention will be the number who remain in the study at the end of 4 weeks
Time frame: Baseline to 4 Weeks