Way to Be Active IV (Framing vs Incentives)
A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions to Improve Physical Activities: Framing vs Incentives
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interventional
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Brief 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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2014
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 20, 2013
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 8, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2014
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
December 4, 2017
CompletedDecember 29, 2017
December 1, 2017
8 months
December 20, 2013
September 21, 2017
December 5, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of Days a Participant Walks 7000 Steps or More
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. Below we report the highest mean proportions found.
Throughout 6-month study
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Average Number of Steps Per Day
Throughout the 6-month study
Study Arms (4)
Feedback 50th Percentile
ACTIVE COMPARATORAt the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 75th Percentile
EXPERIMENTALAt the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 50th Percentile + Lottery
EXPERIMENTALAt the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 75th Percentile + Lottery
EXPERIMENTALAt the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Interventions
Participants will be given daily feedback on whether or not they walked 7000 steps or more the day before.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age greater than 18.
- Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnant or lactating
- Currently participating in another physical activity study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Pennsylvanialead
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 09104, United States
Related Publications (1)
Patel MS, Volpp KG, Rosin R, Bellamy SL, Small DS, Fletcher MA, Osman-Koss R, Brady JL, Haff N, Lee SM, Wesby L, Hoffer K, Shuttleworth D, Taylor DH, Hilbert V, Zhu J, Yang L, Wang X, Asch DA. A Randomized Trial of Social Comparison Feedback and Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity. Am J Health Promot. 2016 Jul;30(6):416-24. doi: 10.1177/0890117116658195. Epub 2016 Jul 15.
PMID: 27422252DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
Participants are from single location and their activity was not tracked when not carrying smartphones. Randomization resulted in uneven # of participants; potentially limiting power for arms with \< 70 subjects. Did not have baseline data.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Mitesh S. Patel
- Organization
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA
University of Pennsylvania
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 20, 2013
First Posted
January 8, 2014
Study Start
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion
September 1, 2014
Study Completion
September 1, 2014
Last Updated
December 29, 2017
Results First Posted
December 4, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-12