The BWH Wellness Project

NCT02850094 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2014P000970
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 292
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The investigators propose a 24 week program to provide proof-of-principle evidence that financial incentives stimulate Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) employees to be more physically active.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

Physical activity; Exercise; Financial Incentives

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physical Activity

  Minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (greater than 100 steps/minute)

  6 Months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Individuals Meeting CDC Guidelines

  6 Months

• Fitbit Adherence

  6 Months

Study Arms (1)

Financial Bonuses

EXPERIMENTAL

For two weeks following enrollment, subjects are monitored via their FitBit accelerometer to monitor their pre-intervention physical activity levels. For a twenty-four week period following the observational period, participants are eligible for financial bonuses based on their increased activity. Participants enroll as teams and are eligible for additional financial bonuses based on their team's performance.

Behavioral: Financial Bonuses

Interventions

Financial Bonuses BEHAVIORAL

Each participant is eligible to receive $10 per week for increasing their minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity by 10% from the previous week, or for meeting CDC guidelines of 150 minutes/week. Participants who meet their target minutes of PA every week for one month, three months, or six months receive $15, $25, or $50 bonuses respectively. If all members of a team meet their individual PA goals, each participant's reward is doubled. In total, participants can earn up to $860 if they meet all their goals.

Financial Bonuses

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Brigham and Women's Hospital employee
• Reported less than 30 minutes of exercise per week
• Use a computer daily at work or home
• Willing to wear a pedometer, undergo health screening, and complete occasional questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• Occupation: Physician, nurse or other clinician
• Self-reported pregnancy at baseline

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brigham and Women's Hospital: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Meints SM, Yang HY, Collins JE, Katz JN, Losina E. Race Differences in Physical Activity Uptake Within a Workplace Wellness Program: A Comparison of Black and White Employees. Am J Health Promot. 2019 Jul;33(6):886-893. doi: 10.1177/0890117119833341. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

  PMID: 30808208 DERIVED

• Losina E, Smith SR, Usiskin IM, Klara KM, Michl GL, Deshpande BR, Yang HY, Smith KC, Collins JE, Katz JN. Implementation of a workplace intervention using financial rewards to promote adherence to physical activity guidelines: a feasibility study. BMC Public Health. 2017 Dec 1;17(1):921. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4931-2.

  PMID: 29195494 DERIVED

• Smith KC, Michl GL, Katz JN, Losina E. Meteorologic and Geographic Barriers to Physical Activity in a Workplace Wellness Program. J Phys Act Health. 2018 Feb 1;15(2):108-116. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0731. Epub 2017 Nov 25.

  PMID: 28872399 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 27, 2016
• First Posted: July 29, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2015
• Study Completion: June 1, 2015
• Last Updated: November 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2016-07