Way to Be Active III (Framing Incentives)
October 26, 2017 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions to Improve Physical Activities: Framing Incentives
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that are already fairly active at a baseline. The goal of this study is to determine whether a financial incentive program can motivate sedentary employees to increase the number of steps they walk per day to meet a minimum threshold.
The primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. Outcomes will be assessed each week for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives. Secondary outcomes will include the average steps walked per day.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
281
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
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 09104
- UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA
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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 to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age greater than 18.
- Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps
Exclusion Criteria:
- A score of "high" on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) activity level scale
- BMI less than 27
- Pregnant or lactating
- Participation in another physical activity 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: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Control
The participant will receive either an email or text message (based on the participant's preference) stating whether the participant achieved their goal for the prior day.
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Experimental: Gain Framing
Participants will be told that they will earn money for each day they walk at least 7000 steps.
Each participant will receive either an email or text message (based on the participant's preference) stating whether or not he/she achieved the goal for the prior day and can collect the earnings.
Non-adherent participants will receive messages about how much they would have earned had they met their target step goal.
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Experimental: Loss Framing
The participants will be told that their account has been credited a certain amount of money for the upcoming 30 days.
However, for each day they do not meet their goal of at least 7000 steps, they will lose a small portion of that money.
The participant will receive either an email or text message (based on the participant's preference) stating whether the participant achieved the goal for the prior day.
Non-adherent participants will receive messages about how much the participant would have kept had they met the target step goal.
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Experimental: Daily Lottery
Each participant will be entered into a lottery daily, but participants will only be eligible to collect their winnings if they walked at least 7000 steps the day before.
Participants will receive either an email or text message (based on the participant's preference) stating whether or not they won the lottery and if they met their target step goal.
If both occur, the participant will be told how much money he or she won.
Non-adherent participants will receive messages about how much they would have won had they met the target step goal.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Proportion of Days Each Individual Walks 7000 Steps Per Day or More
Time Frame: Throughout the 6 month study
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The primary outcome measure is the mean proportion of participant-days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved.
Outcomes will be assessed each week for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives.
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Throughout the 6 month study
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Average Number of Steps Per Day
Time Frame: Throughout the 6 month study
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Secondary outcomes include average number of steps each individual takes per day throughout the 13-week intervention and additional 13-week follow-up periods.
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Throughout the 6 month study
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Kevin M Volpp, MD, PhD, UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA
- Study Director: Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA, UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA
Publications and helpful links
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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
February 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2014
Study Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2014
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 20, 2013
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 7, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
January 8, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
December 2, 2017
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 26, 2017
Last Verified
September 1, 2017
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 819149
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