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Texting your way to a healthier heart: study tests simple step goals

NCT ID NCT05425641

Disease control Sponsor: Northwell Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registered, but not yet taking participants.
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Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether daily text messages with specific behavior change techniques could help sedentary adults at risk for cardiovascular disease walk an extra 1,000 steps per day. Over 600 participants received messages focused on goal setting, action planning, self-monitoring, or feedback. The goal was to see if these techniques could boost confidence and increase daily walking.

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 (goal setting, action planning, self-monitoring, and feedback via text messages)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward simple, low-cost ways to help people at risk for heart disease become more active and improve their health.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial. Results may vary widely between individuals, and the effect on long-term heart health is not directly measured.

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Study facts

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

Phase

Phase 2

Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.

Participants

606 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2022

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 74 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Age 18 - 74 years old of age * Self-reported physical inactivity * Objectively determined to be sedentary in baseline * Possess at least one risk factor for CVD * Report they are in good general health and have never been informed by a clinician that it was not advisable/safe to participate in a low-intensity walking program * Owns and can regularly access a smartphone capable of receiving text messages * Owns and can regularly access an e-mail account Exclusion Criteria: * \< 18 years old or \> 74 years old * Have self-reported poor health, limited mobility and/or have been advised by a clinician not to increase their low-intensity walking * Previously diagnosed with a heart attack, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, or received a stent * Inability to comply with study protocol during 4 week baseline period * Pregnancy * Previous diagnosis of a serious mental health condition or psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia * Cognitive impairment

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder Motor Activity Sedentary Behavior

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cardiovascular diseases Physical inactivity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Institute of Health System Science

    New York, New York, 10022, United States

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