- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02850094
The BWH Wellness Project (B-Well)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital Wellness Project
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Participants wear a Fitbit Flex accelerometer for at least six months. During the first two weeks, they are paid simply for wearing the Fitbit. After that, they are regularly paid for either meeting CDC guidelines for moderate physical activity (PA) or increasing their PA by at least 10% from the preceding week. Moderate PA is defined as walking for at least 100 steps per minute for at least 10 minutes at a time. One minute of vigorous PA, over 175 steps/minute, counts as two minutes of moderate PA.
In addition to weekly bonuses, there are also bonuses for achieving all goals in 1 month, 3 month, and 6 month intervals. In cases where all three team members received a bonus, their bonuses are doubled. Individuals also fill out weekly questionnaires about their work attendance, as well as longer questionnaires at baseline, three months, and six months.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Brigham and Women's Hospital employee
- Reported less than 30 minutes of exercise per week
- Use a computer daily at work or home
- Willing to wear a pedometer, undergo health screening, and complete occasional questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria:
- Occupation: Physician, nurse or other clinician
- Self-reported pregnancy at baseline
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Experimental: Financial Bonuses
For two weeks following enrollment, subjects are monitored via their FitBit accelerometer to monitor their pre-intervention physical activity levels.
For a twenty-four week period following the observational period, participants are eligible for financial bonuses based on their increased activity.
Participants enroll as teams and are eligible for additional financial bonuses based on their team's performance.
|
Each participant is eligible to receive $10 per week for increasing their minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity by 10% from the previous week, or for meeting CDC guidelines of 150 minutes/week.
Participants who meet their target minutes of PA every week for one month, three months, or six months receive $15, $25, or $50 bonuses respectively.
If all members of a team meet their individual PA goals, each participant's reward is doubled.
In total, participants can earn up to $860 if they meet all their goals.
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Physical Activity
Time Frame: 6 Months
|
Minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (greater than 100 steps/minute)
|
6 Months
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Individuals Meeting CDC Guidelines
Time Frame: 6 Months
|
Percentage of cohort that achieved 150 minutes of moderate PA per week
|
6 Months
|
Fitbit Adherence
Time Frame: 6 Months
|
Percentage of cohort that wore their Fitbit for four or more days per week for at least 20 out of 24 weeks
|
6 Months
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Meints SM, Yang HY, Collins JE, Katz JN, Losina E. Race Differences in Physical Activity Uptake Within a Workplace Wellness Program: A Comparison of Black and White Employees. Am J Health Promot. 2019 Jul;33(6):886-893. doi: 10.1177/0890117119833341. Epub 2019 Feb 26.
- Losina E, Smith SR, Usiskin IM, Klara KM, Michl GL, Deshpande BR, Yang HY, Smith KC, Collins JE, Katz JN. Implementation of a workplace intervention using financial rewards to promote adherence to physical activity guidelines: a feasibility study. BMC Public Health. 2017 Dec 1;17(1):921. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4931-2.
- Smith KC, Michl GL, Katz JN, Losina E. Meteorologic and Geographic Barriers to Physical Activity in a Workplace Wellness Program. J Phys Act Health. 2018 Feb 1;15(2):108-116. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0731. Epub 2017 Nov 25.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2014P000970
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Physical Activity
-
Istinye UniversityCompletedPhysical Activity | Youth | Physical Activity Barriers | Physical Activity FacilitatorsTurkey
-
Istanbul Kültür UniversityWithdrawnPhysical Activity Level | Physical Activity Awareness
-
Georgetown UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaCompletedPhysical Activity | Motor ActivityUnited States
-
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisTerminatedPhysical Activity | Physical DisabilityFrance
-
University of Colorado, DenverCompletedPhysical Activity | Physical ImpairmentUnited States
-
PXL University CollegeHasselt UniversityNot yet recruitingPhysical Activity - Digital Phenotyping - Activity Tracking
-
University of ExtremaduraThe Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and UniversitiesRecruitingPhysical Activity | Cognition | Physical Fitness | AdolescentsSpain
-
AdventHealth Translational Research InstituteWake Forest UniversityRecruiting
-
Wake Forest University Health SciencesMayo Clinic; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases... and other collaboratorsRecruitingPhysical ActivityUnited States
-
Wake Forest University Health SciencesMayo Clinic; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases... and other collaboratorsRecruiting
Clinical Trials on Financial Bonuses
-
VA Office of Research and DevelopmentCompleted
-
Imperial College LondonNational Health Service, United KingdomCompletedDiabetes | Diabetic Retinopathy
-
University of California, San DiegoUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Latino Health Access; California... and other collaboratorsActive, not recruiting
-
University of Wisconsin, MadisonNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Completed
-
Harvard Pilgrim Health CareSeattle Children's HospitalCompleted
-
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisNational Cancer Institute, FranceUnknown
-
VA Office of Research and DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)CompletedHypertensionUnited States
-
The University of Hong KongUniversity Grants Committee, Hong KongCompletedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Hong Kong
-
University of PennsylvaniaNational Institute on Aging (NIA)Completed
-
University of DundeeCompletedCardiovascular Diseases