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Game on! social media challenges get seniors moving

NCT ID NCT04095923

Symptom relief Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a fun social media game can help women aged 65-85 walk more. Participants join a private Facebook group with weekly photo challenges and wear an activity tracker. The goal is to see if the game boosts daily steps compared to just using the tracker alone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

300 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2019

Finished

Mar 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

65 to 85 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female 2. Age between 65 and 85 3. Able to read and understand English 4. Willingness to be randomized to any condition 5. Daily availability of an iOS or Android mobile device that is capable of taking and sending photos 6. Willingness to use a private Facebook group 7. Sufficient internet access to post photos to Facebook at least once per week 8. Having an existing Facebook account or willingness to create one Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to find transportation to the study location 2. Unable to walk for exercise (self-report) 3. Walk \<475 meters in 6 minute walk test during baseline assessment 4. Stroke, hip fracture, hip or knee replacement, or spinal surgery in the past 6 months 5. Participant answered "yes" to any question on the PAR-Q+ and does not provide a doctor's note giving permission to begin a physical activity program 6. Self-reported weekly PA ≥ 150 minutes 7. BMI under 18 or over 40 8. Participant reports psychological issues that would interfere with study completion. Examples will be provided to illustrate potential psychological issues, such as dementia or schizophrenia. 9. Participant plans to move away from the Galveston-Houston area or to be out of town for more than 2 weeks at a time during the study period 10. Clinical judgment concerning safety 11. Currently participating in an organized commercial or research physical activity program 12. Uses a wearable activity monitor other than a simple pedometer and is unwilling to stop during the trial 13. Another member of the household is a participant or staff member on this trial

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity

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Aging

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texas, 77550, United States

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