MORPH II is a follow-up randomized controlled trial based on the lessons learned from the MORPH study. Participants engage in 12 weeks of either remote group-based meetings, or they receive a set physical activity and weight self-monitoring tools. After 12 weeks, participants enter into a 12-week no-contact maintenance program.
MORPH-II (WFU)
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VESPA (Virtually Engaging Socially with Physical Activity) is a study aiming to see if modern virtual reality technology is a viable way for older adults to meet with each other and a behavioral coach for a 4-week physical activity program. Older adults in this project will be randomly assigned to meet during the 4-week physical activity program via either virtual reality technology or video conference format for program delivery
This study aims to examine whether stress reduction techniques delivered alone and in combination are feasible and acceptable components in a single session for college students, and to explore initial effects on stress. Undergraduate students eligible to participate in this study will complete several questionnaires and attend a single stress management session on the Wake Forest campus.
MORPH is a two-phase trial recruiting obese older adults with chronic pain. During the first phase, participants engage in a user-centered design process to ensure the usability of an mHealth suite that uses principles from social cognitive theory, the group dynamics literature, and just-in-time intervention to promote movement before one’s pain peaks each day and reduce sitting and body weight. The second phase is a 12-week randomized controlled trial wherein participants are randomized to receive the mHealth-supported home-delivered physical activity and weight loss intervention, or to a wait-list control.
EMPOWER (WFSM)
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EMPOWER is an 18-month trail recruiting obese older adults to participate in one of three arms, each receiving a structured weight loss intervention. One also receives an intervention targeting reductions in sedentary time, a second receives a structured exercise intervention, and a third receives both. All conditions participate in group counseling and also receive a smartphone application meant to provide ongoing individualized support.
Home IMPROVment (WFSM/WFU)
This project is currently paired with Senior Services to deliver improvisational dance therapy to older adults in their homes along Meals on Wheels routes. Key outcomes include changes in within-day mood states, competency, relatedness, and autonomy, as well as changes in physical activity engagement. Also currently active is the development of a native application for delivery of these materials, and forthcoming projects will test use and usability of this featureset.
RESHAPE (WFU)
ReSHAPE is an ecological momentary assessment employing real-time smartphone assessments of stress and affect, accelerometry, and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) to determine whether patterns of RSA moderate within-day and within-week stress responses in undergraduate students.
Time to Move (WFU)
Time to Move is a 4-week pilot study funded by the Wake Forest Translational Science Center to examine the impact of sustained daily movement in the real world on inflammation, glucose regulation, and momentary assessments of affect and fatigue. Older adults are randomly assigned to receive an in-person and smartphone-based daily movement intervention focused on the accumulation of steps and postural shifts across the day, or to a health education control.
Bridges/Kindermusik (WFSM)
This project assesses the impact of a Kindermusik movement and music program on symptoms of dementia among older adults in adult daycare and markers of quality of life in the participants and their caregivers.