Texts or phone calls? study tests best way to boost healthy habits
NCT ID NCT07569224
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares three strategies to help adults improve diet, exercise, stress, and sleep. Participants will get either text reminders, phone coaching, or usual care. The goal is to see which approach works best and is most cost-effective. About 1,000 adults from participating clinics will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (text reminders or phone coaching)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which follow-up method best helps people improve diet, exercise, stress, and sleep habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may vary by clinic or patient group, and improvements may be small or not last long.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults, aged 18 years and older. * Completion of the MOHR health risk assessment and goal-setting tool * Score in the "at-risk" range on both of the following cancer risk assessments: 1) Physical activity risk: less than 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity; Diet risk: Less than 5 servings daily of combined fruit/vegetables * Patient at one of the participating clinics Exclusion Criteria: * Incomplete or no MOHR assessment * Language preference/proficiency other than English or Spanish * Presence of a condition(s) or diagnosis, either physical or psychological, or physical exam finding that precludes participation. Examples include - Indices of advanced illness and frailty, such as dementia (ICD-10 codes F01.50, F01.51, F02.80, F02.81, F03.90, F03.91, F10.27, F10.97, G31.09, G31.83 or dementia medication of Donepezil • Galantamine • Rivastigmine, Memantine, or Donepezil-memantine)).
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCHealth Cherry Creek Medical Center
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80206, United States
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UCHealth Family Medicine - Westminster
RECRUITINGWestminster, Colorado, 80021, United States
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UCHealth Internal Medical Clinic - Lowry
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80230, United States
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UCHealth Lone Tree Medical Center
RECRUITINGLone Tree, Colorado, 80124, United States
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UCHealth Women's Integrated Services in Health (WISH)
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States