The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement

May 3, 2017 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator, etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

8711

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test
  • Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control Condition
A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to receive a health test as specified on the mailing
Behavioral: Control Condition
A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to get a health test as specified on the mailing
Experimental: Artwork Prompt Condition
A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to give their child a reminder postcard to color
Behavioral: Planning Prompt
A prompt to have their child their health test reminder mailing to color

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear.
Time Frame: up to 52 weeks
up to 52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check
Time Frame: up to 52 weeks
up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test
Time Frame: up to 52 weeks
up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test
Time Frame: up to 52 weeks
up to 52 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 6, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 10, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

May 11, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 4, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 3, 2017

Last Verified

May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 813606

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