Recruiting

Web-App

Sponsor:

University of Texas at Austin

Code:

NCT05405803

Conditions

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 40 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Web-App based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on depression and physical activity guidelines

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is being done to answer a question on whether a Web App-based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program is effective in improving depressive symptom experience of midlife Korean American women (WPAPP-K).

Conditions

Depression

Study ID

NCT05405803

Start date

Dec 12, 2022

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 40 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • self-reported midlife Korean-American women
  • aged 40 to 60 years
  • whose parents and grandparents are of Korean descent;
  • who can read and write English or Korean;
  • who currently reside in the United States;
  • who are sedentary (without any disabilities preventing physical activity);
  • who are online through computers or mobile devices;
  • have experienced depressive symptoms during the past two weeks (1 to 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire \[PHQ-9\],which is equivalent to the cut-point of minimal to moderate depression.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • major signs or symptoms suggestive of pulmonary or CVD
  • history of a myocardial infarction, stroke, or Type I diabetes mellitus
  • blood pressure higher than 160/100 mm Hg
  • Use of beta-blockers, diltiazem, or verapamil

Study Design

Enrollment

300 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention Group

Participants will be asked to visit WPAPP-K at least two times a week for 12 months.

active comparator: Control group

Participants will have access to a link of the CDC website from baseline and during the duration of the study (12 months).

Interventions

Web-App based Lifestyle Physical Activity Promotion Program

WPAPP-K includes group and individual coaching/support by health care providers, peer coaching/support, and information to change the women's attitudes, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, and social influences.

The program includes 3 components in 2 languages (English and Korean):

1. Social media sites: allow participants to share their experiences and to receive individual and group coaching/ support from culturally matched peers and healthcare providers.
2. Interactive online educational sessions: information on 15 topics related to depressive symptoms and lifestyle physical activity.
3. Online Resources: include 20 links in English or Korean (only from scientific authorities including NIH, CDC,etc.).

Weekly group coaching and support will start after the first 10 participants are enrolled, but individual coaching/support will start as soon as a participant enrolls.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website on depression and physical activity guidelines

A link to the CDC website will be provided through the project website, and participants will be asked to use it during the study period (12 months). Their use of the CDC website will be automatically measured through the project website.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Korean (CESD-K) [ Time Frame: Baseline(T0), 6-months post-intervention (T1), and post 12-months post-intervention (T2) ]
  • Change in Acculturation Stress Scale (ASS) [ Time Frame: Baseline(T0), 6-months post-intervention (T1), and post 12-months post-intervention ]
  • Change in Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) [ Time Frame: Baseline(T0), 6-months post-intervention (T1), and post 12-months post-intervention ]
  • Change in Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ-2000) [ Time Frame: Baseline(T0), 6-months post-intervention (T1), and post 12-months post-intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Wonshik Chee, PhD

512-232-2121wpapp.help@austin.utexas.edu

Locations

The University of Texas at Austin

Recruiting

Austin, Texas, United States, 78712

Contacts

Wonshik Chee, PhD

512-232-2121wpapp.help@austin.utexas.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Texas at Austin

Last update posted

Sep 12, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • Depression
  • Korean american women

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Texas at Austin on 2025-09-12.