Illinois Workplace Wellness Study

Employee Health and Well-being Clinical Trial

Official title:

Illinois Workplace Wellness Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03164330
• Other study ID #: 0008
• Secondary ID: R01AG05070173730
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 11, 2016
• Est. completion date: December 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Workplace wellness programs have become a $6 billion industry and are widely touted as a way to improve employee well-being, reduce health care costs by promoting prevention, and increase workplace productivity. Yet, there is little rigorous evidence available to support these claims, partly because the voluntary nature of these programs means that participants may differ from nonparticipants for reasons unrelated to the causal effects of the wellness program. The investigators will implement a randomized control trial to identify the effects of incentives on wellness program participation, produce causal estimates of the effect of wellness programs on health outcomes, determine what kinds of employees benefit from wellness programs the most, and test for the presence of peer effects in wellness participation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 4834
• Est. completion date: December 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Benefits eligible employees at UIUC. Physically located on UIUC campus, not terminated, eligible for benefits.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Members of the research team, employees directly involved with the approval or implementation of the study, family members of the research team.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Employee Health and Well-being

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Workplace Wellness Program
Treatment group members will then be offered the opportunity to participate in a biometric screening and health risk assessment (biometric screening + HRA), and -- conditional on completing an biometric screening + HRA -- up to two, semester-long wellness programs. Treatment group members will be offered varying levels of cash reward for completing the biometric screening + HRA (none, moderate, high), and an additional cash reward for completing each wellness activity (low, high), for a total of 6 treatment cells. Follow-up surveys and biometric screenings will be administered one year later, among a subset of control and treatment group members.
• Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation
The biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, and waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); and (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. No compensation for completion.
• Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation
The biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, & waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); & (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. Moderate compensation for completion.
• Biometric Screening/HRA - High Compensation
The biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, and waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); and (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. High compensation for completion.
• Wellness Activities - Low Compensation
Courses are designed by the UI Wellness Center and include an Active Living class; self-paced online health challenges in physical activity, weight management, and healthy eating; a weight management class; a tobacco cessation hotline; a stress management class; a Tai Chi class; and a chronic disease management class. Low compensation for each class.
• Wellness Activities - High Compensation
Courses are designed by the UI Wellness Center and include an Active Living class; self-paced online health challenges in physical activity, weight management, and healthy eating; a weight management class; a tobacco cessation hotline; a stress management class; a Tai Chi class; and a chronic disease management class. High compensation for each class.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Chicago	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (8)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.	Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Wellness Program participation	Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities	First year of study
Primary	Wellness Program participation	Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities	Second year of study
Primary	Selection into treatment by baseline health spending	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Average monthly spending prior to the intervention is measured via administrative health claims data.	13 months prior to study
Primary	Selection into treatment by self-reported health	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Self-reported health is measured as excellent, good, average, or poor.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by gender	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Gender is measured in administrative HR records.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by Age	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Age is grouped into three categories: younger than 37, age 37 to 49, age 50 or higher.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by race	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Race is measure via administrative HR records, as white or nonwhite.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by salary quartile	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Salary, measured by administrative HR records, is coded into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quartile.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by self-reported health utilization	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Health care utilization is measured by survey, with yes/no variable for: ever having been screened, prescription drug use, physician/ER visit in prior year, hospital visit in the past year.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by smoking status	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Smoking status is measured via survey, with yes/no variables for: current smoker of cigarettes, current smoker of other product, former smoker, never smoker.	Baseline measure
Primary	Selection into treatment by chronic condition	The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Chronic condition is measured via baseline survey, and coded as a yes/no variable.	Baseline measure
Primary	Health Insurance Spending	Spending as measured in health insurance claims data	12 months and 24-30 months following study
Primary	Employment and Productivity	Promotion, job termination, sick leave, attitude toward management, index of these variables	12 months and 24-30 months following study
Primary	Health Status and Behaviors	Marathon participation, gym visits, health screening	12 months and 24-30 months following study
Primary	Height	Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Height is measured in feet and inches.	1 year following study, 2 years following study
Primary	Weight	Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Weight is measured in pounds and ounces.	1 year following study, 2 years following study
Primary	Waist circumference	Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Circumference is measured in inches.	1 year following study, 2 years following study
Primary	Resting blood pressure	Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg.	1 year following study, 2 years following study
Primary	Blood glucose	Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood glucose is measured in mg/dL.	1 year following study, 2 years following study
Primary	Cholesterol levels	Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Cholesterol is measured mg/dL. We measure lipids: LDL, HDL, and triglycerides.	1 year following study, 2 years following study