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Friendship app aims to get couch potatoes moving

NCT ID NCT06662292

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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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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 300 people

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

Started

Aug 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Participants must: * be at least 18 years of age * be insufficiently physically active (\< 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity equivalent aerobic physical activity as measured by waist-worn accelerometer (research grade physical activity measurement device) - i.e., sum of time spent in minutes of moderate-intensity activity plus twice the minutes spent in vigorous-intensity activity \< 150 minutes per week) * be part of a self-selected team of 3-8 individuals each of whom also meet all other eligibility criteria (members of the same household are only eligible to participate if they are on the same team - limit one team per household) * have access to a smartphone (Android or iphone operating system-based) with an internet connection * report being able to walk at least ¼ mile without stopping * be able to provide informed consent * complete all screening and baseline questionnaires and activities Exclusion Criteria: * participating in another physical activity study or program * are pregnant, breastfeeding, less than 6 months post-partum, or plan to become pregnant during the time frame of the investigation * report a medical condition that would affect the safety and/or efficacy of a physical activity program (e.g., terminal illness; uncontrolled heart condition, dementia, bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder, other significant psychiatric problems, or use of insulin) * report conditions that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator would render them unlikely to be able to independently follow the intervention protocol for 3 months, including conditions which might compromise their ability to engage independently with the intervention website materials and wearable physical activity tracker, as well as complete online questionnaires and adhere to wearing an accelerometer

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Conditions

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Motor Activity

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of South Carolina

    RECRUITING

    Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

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