Activating public spaces in peripheral urban neighborhoods to boost physical activity
Official title: Contextually Responsive Implementation of Place-Activation Interventions for Promoting Physical Activity in Low-Income Urban Communities
Run by University of Texas at Austin · NCT06999382 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether active support for local leaders and organizations in peripheral urban neighborhoods helps them adopt and run proven public-space activities that increase residents' physical activity.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 510 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Texas at Austin Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Cuernavaca, Morelos) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | February 16, 2026 |
| Main results expected | December 31, 2028 |
| Study ends | June 30, 2029 |
| Registry record updated | May 5, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06999382 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are adult local stakeholders and community leaders in selected peripheral urban neighborhoods who have authority over or engagement with recently improved public open spaces.
✕Probably not a fit
Individuals who are not local stakeholders, neighborhoods without recent public-space improvements, or residents who do not use local open spaces are unlikely to receive direct benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a hybrid Type III cluster-randomized trial that pairs 30 peripheral urban neighborhoods and randomizes 15 to an active dissemination-and-implementation intervention and 15 to a passive comparison. Each neighborhood contributes about 17 implementation partners (510 total)—local government representatives, NGO staff, and community leaders—who receive capacity-building and one year of implementation support in the intervention arm. Primary outcomes are reach, adoption, and implementation fidelity of evidence-based place-activation interventions; secondary outcomes measure real-world effectiveness using direct observations and intercept surveys of public open space users. The design tests whether targeted implementation support accelerates uptake and improves the quality and reach of place-based activations in recently improved public spaces.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, communities could adopt and sustain evidence-based public-space activities more quickly, increasing local residents' physical activity.
How similar studies have gone: Place-activation interventions have previously increased physical activity in some settings, but active, paired dissemination-and-implementation trials of this scale in Mexican urban peripheries are relatively novel.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Implementation Partners (main sample for primary Outcomes): * Adults 18 years of age or older * Stakeholders (government or nongovernmental organization representatives in sectors such as health, education, air quality, economic development, urban planning, transportation, parks and recreation, public safety, etc.) or community leaders of peripheral urban neighborhoods of study cities (10 possible cities in Mexico: Colima, Merida, Monterrey, Toluca, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Leon, Cuernavaca, Tapachula). Exclusion Criteria for Implementation Partners (main sample of primary outcomes): * Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria. Inclusion Criteria for Intercept Survey Participants (for secondary outcomes): * 18 years or older * Located within the confines of the public open space being assessed in a study neighborhood at time of direct observation assessments. Exclusion Criteria for Intercept Survey Participants (for secondary outcomes): * Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria.
Where it's running
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Deborah Salvo, PhD — The University of Texas at Austin
- Study coordinator: Deborah Salvo, PhD
- Email: dsalvo@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: 512-471-8599
How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.