Evaluating Incentive Designs to Increase Physical Activity Goal Adherence in a Wellness Program

September 27, 2016 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
This is a 4-week, five-arm, randomized, controlled trial to compare a standard wellness incentive program for physical activity to four other designs.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Increased physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits including lower risk of cardiovascular disease. However, many individuals do not achieve physical activity goals. Vitality is a wellness program in South Africa that uses a program called "Active Rewards" to incentives achievement of weekly physical activity goals. In this study, the investigators will compare the standard active rewards program to doubling the magnitude or adding lottery designs with and without broadcasting the # of winners.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Vitality member that has activated "active rewards" program

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Active Rewards
Participant will receive the standard active rewards incentives.
Behavioral: Active Rewards
Vitality standard active rewards wellness program for physical activity promotion
Active Comparator: Active Rewards Doubled
Participant will receive the standard active rewards doubled in magnitude.
Behavioral: Active Rewards Doubled
Vitality standard active rewards wellness program for physical activity promotion with double the magnitude of incentives
Active Comparator: Active Rewards & Lottery 1
Participant will receive the standard active rewards incentives plus a lottery 1 with a 1 in 3 chance of winning 3 times the reward and 1 in 100 chance of winning 40 times the reward.
Behavioral: Active Rewards
Vitality standard active rewards wellness program for physical activity promotion
Behavioral: Lottery 1
Participants have 1 in 3 chance of winning 3 times the reward and 1 in 100 chance of winning 40 times the reward
Active Comparator: Active Rewards & Lottery 1 & Broadcast
Participant will receive the standard active rewards incentives plus a lottery 1 with a 1 in 3 chance of winning 3 times the reward and 1 in 100 chance of winning 40 times the reward. Includes broadcasting winners (number) each week.
Behavioral: Active Rewards
Vitality standard active rewards wellness program for physical activity promotion
Behavioral: Lottery 1
Participants have 1 in 3 chance of winning 3 times the reward and 1 in 100 chance of winning 40 times the reward
Behavioral: Broadcasting winners
Participants are told how many individuals won the lottery during that week.
Active Comparator: Active Rewards & Lottery 2 & Broadcast
Participant will receive the standard active rewards incentives plus a lottery 2 with a 1 in 2 chance of winning 2 times the reward and 1 in 200 chance of winning 80 times the reward. Includes broadcasting winners (number) each week.
Behavioral: Active Rewards
Vitality standard active rewards wellness program for physical activity promotion
Behavioral: Broadcasting winners
Participants are told how many individuals won the lottery during that week.
Behavioral: Lottery 2
Participants have 1 in 2 chance of winning 2 times the reward and 1 in 200 chance of winning 80 times the reward

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of participants that acheived their weekly physical activity goal
Time Frame: 4 week intervention period
Binary outcome
4 week intervention period

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborators

Discovery Vitality

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

May 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 9, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

December 14, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 29, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 823617

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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