Financial Health Incentives to Promote Physical Activity Among Hospital Employees: A Randomized Control Trial
4 de mayo de 2018 actualizado por: Guy Faulkner, University of Toronto
Examining Financial Health Incentives to Promote Physical Activity Among Inactive Hospital Employees: A Web-based Randomized Control Trial
The objective of this randomized control trial is to examine whether incentives-for-steps (i.e.
$1 per day step count goals are reached) increase daily step counts among physically inactive hospital employees.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Terminado
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Descripción detallada
A 24-week, parallel arm, randomized control trial will be employed to examine the impact of incentives on physical activity among physically inactive Hamilton Health Science Corporation employees. Participants will be randomly allocated (1:1) into control (i.e. wellness program and accelerometer) or intervention groups (i.e. wellness program, accelerometer, incentives), where only intervention participants will receive reward points for completing daily step count goals.
After randomization, a baseline 'run-in' assessment phase will occur one week prior to the study intervention (T0). During this 'run-in' period, participants will wear a Bluetooth enabled StepsCount Piezo accelerometer, which will track participants' daily steps and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and synchronize their accelerometer (i.e. upload information) to the Change4Life program for seven days. Participants will also be asked to complete the Behavioural Regulation to Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3) and the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale.
Throughout the 24-week study, all participants will be asked to wear the accelerometer and synchronize it to the Change4Life program daily. Date, steps per day, and bout minutes of MVPA per day (bouts include 10 or more continuous minutes of MVPA) will be collected when the accelerometer is synchronized. Daily synchronization from the accelerometer to the Change4Life program must be completed by 10 am the next morning. Participants will be instructed to increase their daily step counts by 1,000 and 2,000 steps above baseline (T0) over the course of the first six weeks of the study. On week 7, participants will be asked to increase daily steps per day to 3,000 over baseline, and maintain that level of activity for the duration of the study.
Outcome measures will be assessed at baseline (T0), intervention end point (T2), and follow up (T3).
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Actual)
99
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canadá, M5S 2W6
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
18 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Sí
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Todos
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Over the age of 18 years
- English speaking
Exclusion Criteria:
- Existing medical condition, which could be exacerbated by physical activity as measured by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire.
Note. Participants cannot enrol in the study without Internet access
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Prevención
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Único
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Wellness program, accelerometer, incentives
During the intervention period (weeks 1 to 12), intervention participants will be eligible to earn daily reward points contingent on step count goal achievement.
Intervention participants will earn 100 reward points (i.e.
$1) for each day that specific step count goals are reached.
During weeks 13 to 24, participants will no longer receive daily reward points for completing specific step count goals.
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All participants have access to Change4Life, a web-based health education and behaviour change program.
Individuals are rewarded with very modest incentives (uncertain chance; less than 1 in 100 chance of earning) when they complete learning modules or health tasks.
All participants will be asked to wear the StepsCount Piezo accelerometer, which tracks steps and bout minutes of MVPA per day, synchronize the device to the Change4Life program, and reach daily step count goals for 24 weeks.
During the first 12 weeks, participants will be eligible to earn $1 in vouchers (e.g., grocery, cinema) when daily goals are reached.
The total amount available over the 3-month intervention period will be $90 (9,000 points).
During weeks 13 to 24, participants will not receive daily reward points for completing step count goals.
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Comparador activo: Wellness program and accelerometer
During the 24 week trial, control participants will receive no additional incentives when step count goals are reached.
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All participants have access to Change4Life, a web-based health education and behaviour change program.
Individuals are rewarded with very modest incentives (uncertain chance; less than 1 in 100 chance of earning) when they complete learning modules or health tasks.
All participants will be asked to wear the StepsCount Piezo accelerometer, which tracks steps and bout minutes of MVPA per day, synchronize the device to the Change4Life program, and reach daily step count goals for 24 weeks.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Steps
Periodo de tiempo: Daily for 24 weeks
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Steps per day will be objectively assessed using the Bluetooth enabled, medical grade, StepsCount Piezo accelerometer
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Daily for 24 weeks
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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10 Minute Bouts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity
Periodo de tiempo: Daily for 24 weeks
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10 minutes bouts of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day will be objectively assessed using the Bluetooth enabled, medical grade, StepsCount Piezo accelerometer.
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Daily for 24 weeks
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Motivation to Exercise - Behavioural Regulation to Exercise Questionnaire; BREQ-3
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (T0; week 0), intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Participants will be asked to complete the Behavioural Regulation to Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3; Markland & Tobin, 2004; Wilson et al., 2006), a 24-item questionnaire designed to measure self-determined motivation to exercise.
This questionnaire will be administered online at baseline (T0; week 0), intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Baseline (T0; week 0), intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Walking Self-Efficacy - Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale; SEE Scale
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline (T0; week 0), intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Participants will be asked to complete a modified version of the Self-efficacy for Exercise (SEE) Scale (Resnick & Jenkins, 2000), a 9-item questionnaire designed to measure self-reported confidence to exercise (i.e.
walk).
This questionnaire will be administered online at baseline (T0; week 0), intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Baseline (T0; week 0), intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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10 Minute Bouts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity
Periodo de tiempo: Intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Participants will also be asked to complete a modified version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF), a six-item questionnaire designed to measure moderate and vigorous physical activity, as well as time spent walking (Booth, 2000; Craig et al., 2003).
This questionnaire will be administered online at intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Intervention end point (T2; week 12), and follow up assessments (T3; week 24).
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
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Patrocinador
Colaboradores
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Guy Faulkner, PhD, University of Toronto
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
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Publicaciones Generales
- Craig CL, Marshall AL, Sjostrom M, Bauman AE, Booth ML, Ainsworth BE, Pratt M, Ekelund U, Yngve A, Sallis JF, Oja P. International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Aug;35(8):1381-95. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000078924.61453.FB.
- Booth M. Assessment of physical activity: an international perspective. Res Q Exerc Sport. 2000 Jun;71(2 Suppl):S114-20. No abstract available.
- Resnick B, Jenkins LS. Testing the reliability and validity of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise scale. Nurs Res. 2000 May-Jun;49(3):154-9. doi: 10.1097/00006199-200005000-00007.
- Markland D, Tobin V. A modification of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire to include an assessment of amotivation. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 26: 191-196, 2004.
- Wilson PM, Rodgers WM, Loitz CC, Scime G. "It's who I am…really!" The importance of integrated regulation in exercise contexts. Journal of Biobehavioral Research 11: 79-104, 2006.
- Mitchell M, White L, Oh P, Kwan M, Gove P, Leahey T, Faulkner G. Examining Incentives to Promote Physical Activity Maintenance Among Hospital Employees Not Achieving 10,000 Daily Steps: A Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Dec 12;5(4):e231. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6285.
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
6 de febrero de 2017
Finalización primaria (Actual)
30 de noviembre de 2017
Finalización del estudio (Actual)
30 de noviembre de 2017
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
16 de diciembre de 2015
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
18 de diciembre de 2015
Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)
23 de diciembre de 2015
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
11 de mayo de 2018
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
4 de mayo de 2018
Última verificación
1 de mayo de 2018
Más información
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Palabras clave
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- C4L-01
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Descripción del plan IPD
There is no plan to make individual participant data available
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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