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Free Time For Wellness 2+
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Physical Activity Among Low-resourced Mothers in New York City: Protocol for the Free Time for Wellness (FT4W) Effectiveness Trial.
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Understand/speak English or Spanish, Have children \<12 years old, Own a mobile phone, Live in the zip code surrounding as Shape Up NYC sites Exclusion Criteria: * Total household income being greater than 165% of the area median income (calculated by household size).
About the study
Physical inactivity is pervasive and prevalent in the United States, particularly among women of low socioeconomic position, and women with children. Structural and social barriers make active leisure time a rare commodity creating a pressing health issue because physical inactivity increases the risk of chronic diseases and poor health. The broad objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of Free Time for Wellness (FT4W), an innovative multilevel physical activity intervention to increase physical activity among low-resourced mothers.
What is being tested
- Comparator Arm (behavioral)
- Enhanced intervention arm (behavioral)
Sponsor: Columbia University · Participants: 630 · Started: Nov 15, 2024
Contact the study team
- Lauren C Houghton, PhD · Phone: 2123420246
- Sherece Laine, MPH · Phone: 9175747512
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06654843
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Highbridge Park, New York Hunts Point Recreation Center, New York St. James Recreation, New York |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.