Friendship app aims to get couch potatoes moving

NCT ID NCT06662292

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of South Carolina Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding digital social support training to a physical activity app helps inactive adults exercise more. Three hundred participants join in self-selected teams of 3-8 people. They use the Mobile STRIDES app and a Fitbit to track activity, and some teams get extra training on supporting each other. The goal is to see if the social support group increases moderate-to-vigorous activity (like brisk walking) more than the app alone.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Mobile STRIDES app with social support training
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that digital team-based social support helps people become and stay more physically active.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral study with no blinding, so results may be influenced by participants' expectations. The effect may be small or not last long-term.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of South Carolina
RECRUITING

Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

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