LEMURS SSI: Evaluation of Behavioral Incentives

Incentives Clinical Trial

— LEMURSSI  

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06340841
• Other study ID #: LEMURS SSI 24
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 1
• Start date: February 12, 2024
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2028

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: University of Vermont
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2028
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 20 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Incentives

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Personal Incentives
The participant receives incentives directly if they complete an activity on a given day.
• 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.
• Charity Incentives
The participant earns compensation for charity if they complete an activity on a given day.
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Vermont	Burlington	Vermont

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Vermont

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Activity Completion	Number of wellness activities completed	up to 6 months
Secondary	Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	Summary Score on Depression Scale, higher scores indicate greater depression	up to 6 months
Secondary	Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	Summary Score on Anxiety Scale, higher scores indicate greater anxiety	up to 6 months
Secondary	Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	Summary Score on Stress Scale, higher scores indicate greater stress	up to 6 months
Secondary	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale	Summary Score on the Measure, higher scores indicate better well-being	up to 6 months
Secondary	Oura Ring Sleep Index	Biometric Sleep recorded from an Oura Ring, higher scores indicate better sleep	up to 6 months