Physical Activity Smartphone App for African American Men (FitBros) Ph II

Launched by KLEIN BUENDEL, INC. · Nov 10, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called FitBros, is looking to help African American men increase and maintain their physical activity levels using a smartphone app. Many African American men face health challenges due to low levels of exercise, and while some programs have helped them get more active, few have focused on keeping those healthy habits going. The FitBros study aims to create and test an app that will support these men in starting and sticking with their exercise routines.

To participate in this study, you need to be an African American man, at least 30 years old, and have a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 45. You should also have a smartphone and be someone who has not been regularly active for the past six months. If you meet these criteria and are selected, you can expect to use the app to guide your physical activity, along with support from the research team. This study is currently recruiting participants, so if you think you might be eligible, consider reaching out for more information!

Gender

MALE

Eligibility criteria

• Comparative Effectiveness Trial (CET) Inclusion criteria:
• • self-identified African American male
• • at least 30 years of age
• • BMI \> 18.5 kg/m2 and \< 45 kg/m2
• • resting systolic blood pressure # 159 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure # 99 (to reduce risk of exercise-induced cardiovascular events)
• • free of significant medical problems that would impact their ability to engage in aerobic and/or resistance training
• • owns a smartphone
• • sedentary at baseline (not being physically active ≥3 d·wk-1 for 20 min each time for the previous 6 months, not participating in regular resistance exercise, and having an average daily accelerometer step count less than the 50th percentile for age and gender).
• Comparative Effectiveness Trial (CET) Exclusion criteria:
• • unwilling to give written informed consent
• • conditions that prevent regular exercise
• • conditions that the medical or principal investigator determine to warrant exclusion