Behavioral Economics Framingham Incentive Trial (BE FIT)

NCT02531763 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 1ZIAHL006094-05HHSN268201500056P
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 206
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

BE FIT (Behavioral Economics Framingham Incentive Trial) is a pilot study to test the deployment of a social incentive intervention using the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Offspring, Generation 3, and Omni cohorts to increase physical activity (PA). The investigators will leverage the strength of FHS by recruiting trios and nuclear families to test whether social connectedness increases PA. The investigators will utilize a randomized controlled trial design. The investigators will test a social incentive intervention strategy using a team-based design in which participants work together to jointly achieve their PA goals, and a social connectedness intervention.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

mHealth; behavioral economics; social incentives

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• proportion of days achieving their step goals over intervention period.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Mean daily steps adjusted for baseline step count

  Weeks 1 to 12, and weeks 13 to 24

• Proportion participant-days achieving step goals

  Weeks 13 to 24

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

FHS participants who enrolled with family member will not receive the social incentive intervention and will participate individually but will set a daily step goal and receive daily feedback on whether he or she achieved the goal or not.

Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

FHS participants who enrolled with a family member will be placed on a team as connected individuals (both in the same family) who will set a daily step goal, receive daily feedback on whether they achieved their goal, and receive the social incentive intervention.

Behavioral: Social incentive intervention

Interventions

Social incentive intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participant sign a pre-commitment pledge to try to achieve their goal. They are entered into a game with their teammate in which they have the chance to earn points and advance through levels (bronze, silver, gold, platinum). At the end, those in gold or platinum will receive a coffee mug as a reward

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• FHS study members from any of the existing cohorts (Offspring, Gen 3, Omni groups 1)
• Must have active email address
• Must have participated in the FHS Digital Connectedness Survey
• Must have at least 2 family members in the FHS

You may not qualify if:

• Not currently participating in any other physical activity studies.
• Not told by a physician not to exercise.
• Not currently pregnant.
• Not had at least one fall with significant injury in the past year.
• Not had any surgical procedures in the participants' legs that would prohibit physical activity.
• Not have any other medical conditions or other reasons to prevent participation in a 6 month physical activity program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): lead
• Boston University: collaborator
• University of Pennsylvania: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Patel MS, Benjamin EJ, Volpp KG, Fox CS, Small DS, Massaro JM, Lee JJ, Hilbert V, Valentino M, Taylor DH, Manders ES, Mutalik K, Zhu J, Wang W, Murabito JM. Effect of a Game-Based Intervention Designed to Enhance Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Families: The BE FIT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Nov 1;177(11):1586-1593. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3458.

  PMID: 28973115 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Caroline S Fox, MD MPH

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: NIH
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 19, 2015
• First Posted: August 24, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2016
• Study Completion: August 1, 2016
• Last Updated: August 30, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08