STUDY BASICS
Are you age 40-70 and identify as African American? You may be able to participate in a research study to help collect feedback about a video-based exercise program. Participants will watch and review workout videos but will NOT be asked to exercise. Participants must have Internet access, be overweight, and exercise less than 90 minutes a week. Compensation is provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
Regular exercise can improve physical and mental health, but many people do not have access to fitness facilities. The purpose of this study is to collect feedback about a video-based exercise program called “Physical Activity for The Heart (PATH).” Researchers hope their findings will improve the program and the process of adding new workout videos to the program.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- African American adults aged 40-70
- Have Internet access
- Are overweight, with a body mass index (BMI) of at least 25 (BMI calculator: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmi-m.htm)
- Exercise less than 90 minutes per week
- No history of heart disease or mobility restrictions
- Not pregnant
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
All participants will complete an initial online questionnaire to find out if they are eligible to participate in the study. Eligible participants will be asked to watch up to two and a half hours of workout videos every week for 12 weeks. During the one study visit, participants will have their height, weight, blood pressure and fitness to engage in physical activity measured.
Please note that participants will NOT be asked to exercise in the research study.
IRB: STUDY19100154
- Pilot testing the functionality and usability of a web-based Physical Activity for the Heart (PATH) interventionMEET THE RESEARCHER
Jacob Kariuki
Jacob K. Kariuki, PhD, AGNP-BC, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Kariuki’s research interests include health equity and global health, cardiovascular risk assessment, and examination of the validity of simplified cardiovascular risk assessment tools and their cost-effectiveness in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.