Physical Activity Clinical Trial
Official title:
Social Goals and Individual Incentives to Promote Walking in Older Adults (Way to Walk II)
Verified date | February 2014 |
Source | University of Pennsylvania |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Study type | Interventional |
The goal of this randomized and controlled trial is to test whether a financial incentive of a donation to achieve a social goal is more effective to motivate and sustain a daily walking habit than the same dollar value given to an older adult. The investigators will achieve this using a novel computer platform utilizing a digital pedometer-internet interface.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 94 |
Est. completion date | September 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | July 2013 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 65 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Adult 65 years of age and older - Can read and speak English - Access to a personal computer with high-speed internet connection and functional Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for the study duration - Able to walk 1/4 mile (i.e., 2 to 3 blocks) without stopping - No pedometer use in last 30 days Exclusion Criteria: Major medical conditions including: - serious heart and lung diseases - diabetes requiring insulin therapy - severe arthritis - neurologic disorders - dementia - heavy alcohol use - recent knee or spinal surgery |
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Pennsylvania | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
---|---|---|---|---|
Primary | mean proportion of days that step per day goals were attained | 16 weeks | No | |
Secondary | mean number of steps per day | 16 weeks | No | |
Secondary | mean proportion of days that step per day goals were attained during follow-up | 4 weeks | No |
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