LEMURS SSI: Evaluation of Behavioral Incentives (LEMURSSI)

Lived Experiences Measured Using Ring Study: Single Session Intervention to Motivate Behavioral Change

The goal of this substudy is to determine if a brief single-session-intervention (SSI) coupled with different incentive strategies to support engaging in wellness-related activities.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Incentives
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Personal Incentives; Behavioral: Personal Restorative Incentives; Behavioral: Charity Incentives; Behavioral: Charity Restorative Incentives

Detailed Description

The goal of this substudy is to determine if a brief single-session-intervention (SSI) coupled with different incentive strategies to support engaging in wellness-related activities. Participants will be given a brief SSI that will provide education and strategies to improve a wellness related goal (e.g., improve sleep, improve physical activity, improve mental health). They will then be asked to select a series of wellness related-behaviors in support of that goal to complete each day (e.g., going for a 20 minute walk, going to bed at a specific time). Participants will be randomized to one of four incentive conditions and receive rewards based on their completion of such activities. The aim of the study is to determine which incentive strategy may prove most effective in promoting wellness behaviors. There are two main factors (Recipient x Restoration) that will create four distinct groups. Recipient refers to who will receive the incentive - either an individual or a charity. Restoration refers to what happens when a participant misses a day of completing their goal - they are given a restorative (additional) incentive to participants on the following day or not given such an incentive. The primary hypothesis is that individuals receiving the incentive with a restorative element will result in significantly more activities completed. Additional hypotheses regarding differences among the other groups are not made given the lack of prior work on these strategies in this area.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 200
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Vermont
    • Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05405
      • Recruiting
      • University of Vermont
      • Contact: Matthew Price, PhD; Phone Number: 802-656-9196; Email: Matthew.Price@uvm.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Current undergraduate student in their first year of school own a mobile device

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Individual Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive; Participant receives incentives directly	Behavioral: Personal Incentives; The participant receives incentives directly if they complete an activity on a given day.
Experimental: Individual Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive; The participant receives incentives directly. There is a restorative incentive if they miss an activity.	Behavioral: Personal Restorative Incentives; The participant receives incentives directly if they complete an activity on a given day. They are given an additional incentive to return to completing activities if they did not complete an activity on a prior day.
Experimental: Charity Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive; Participant earns money for charity	Behavioral: Charity Incentives; The participant earns compensation for charity if they complete an activity on a given day.
Experimental: Charity Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive; Participant earns money for charity. There is a restorative incentive if they miss an activity.	Behavioral: Charity Restorative Incentives; The participant earns compensation for charity if they complete an activity on a given day. They are given an additional incentive for charity to return to completing activities if they did not complete an activity on a prior day.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Activity Completion	Number of wellness activities completed	up to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	Summary Score on Depression Scale, higher scores indicate greater depression	up to 6 months
Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	Summary Score on Anxiety Scale, higher scores indicate greater anxiety	up to 6 months
Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	Summary Score on Stress Scale, higher scores indicate greater stress	up to 6 months
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale	Summary Score on the Measure, higher scores indicate better well-being	up to 6 months
Oura Ring Sleep Index	Biometric Sleep recorded from an Oura Ring, higher scores indicate better sleep	up to 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Vermont

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 12, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 30, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): April 2, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 2, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 30, 2024
• Last Verified: March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: LEMURS SSI 24

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No