Team spirit boosts fitness: new trial tests group exercise for black women
NCT ID NCT05519696
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 10-week group program that combines health talks, team games, and goal-setting can help inactive African American women become more active. 360 women who currently exercise less than 60 minutes per week will take part. The program uses FitBits and group support to encourage physical activity, and results will be measured right after the program and again 6 months later.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- group-based behavioral program with FitBit tracking
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective way to help inactive African American women become more physically active, improving overall health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may vary by individual, and long-term adherence outside the program is uncertain.
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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 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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Female participants only
- 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: * at least 18 years of age * self-identifying as an African American or Black female * engaging in \< 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week for the last three months Exclusion Criteria: * having a cardiovascular or orthopedic condition that would limit physical activity (including walking with a cane/walker) * currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 2 months * uncontrolled blood pressure (systolic \>180 mmHg/diastolic \> 110 mmHg)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States
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