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Peer power: study tests if supportive friends boost exercise in african american women

NCT ID NCT01008787

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether teaching African American women how to support a partner's exercise habits can help them become more active. Researchers will recruit 80 sedentary women aged 18-65 and provide training, a workbook, and a pedometer. Participants will also complete questionnaires and phone interviews to track their progress. The goal is to see if this peer-support approach increases physical activity and reduces barriers to exercise.

What this could mean

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Active substance
peer-support motivational interviewing and physical activity training
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a simple, community-based program to help African American women become more active and reduce cancer risk.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all women. The intervention relies on self-reported activity, which can be inaccurate.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 80 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2009

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. African American (AA) woman (self-defined by participant) ages 18-65 years 2. Currently sedentary, defined as self-reported PA \<3 days/week for \<20 minutes/day over the past 6 months 3. Be ready and physically able to start being physically active, i.e., in preparation stage of change. 4. Have a home address where information can be mailed and working telephone. 5. Able to read English at a sixth-grade level as assessed by the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) 6. Identify a sedentary AA female (i.e., non-intimate family member or friend) with whom they can enroll in the study 7. Both partners are required to meet the same eligibility requirements and both partners will be enrolled as participants. Each woman will complete the same consent form. 8. Be available to participate in weekend trainings Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently taking medication for blood pressure or heart condition, or other physical limitations that might be aggravated by participation in moderate-intensity PA as measured using the PA Readiness Questionnaire 2. Pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant during the study period 3. Thinking about moving to a location outside the greater Houston area during the study period 4. Being unable to attend the CAPMI training sessions with their partner 5. Participated in Phase I focus group/interviews 6. Being a male

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Conditions

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cancer Health Behavior Motor Activity neoplasm

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Cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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