Way to Be Active III (Framing Incentives)

Sedentary Lifestyle Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions to Improve Physical Activities: Framing Incentives

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02030119
• Other study ID #: 819149
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 20, 2013
• Last updated: October 26, 2017
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: September 2014

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: University of Pennsylvania
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that are already fairly active at a baseline. The goal of this study is to determine whether a financial incentive program can motivate sedentary employees to increase the number of steps they walk per day to meet a minimum threshold.

The primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. Outcomes will be assessed each week for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives. Secondary outcomes will include the average steps walked per day.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 281
• Est. completion date: September 2014
• Est. primary completion date: September 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 100 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age greater than 18.

2. Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps

Exclusion Criteria:

1. A score of "high" on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) activity level scale

2. BMI less than 27

3. Pregnant or lactating

4. Participation in another physical activity study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sedentary Lifestyle

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Financial Incentives

• Daily feedback

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pennsylvania	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proportion of Days Each Individual Walks 7000 Steps Per Day or More	The primary outcome measure is the mean proportion of participant-days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. Outcomes will be assessed each week for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives.	Throughout the 6 month study
Secondary	Average Number of Steps Per Day	Secondary outcomes include average number of steps each individual takes per day throughout the 13-week intervention and additional 13-week follow-up periods.	Throughout the 6 month study