Behavioral Economics-Based Online Lifestyle Balance Program

NCT03534336 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: A-14-071
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 710
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this project is to design a Behavioral Economics Based Online Lifestyle Balance Program that employs behavioral economics to engage and motivate adherence to an Internet-based program. The investigators compare the effects of two financial incentives on inducing weight loss: a direct financial incentive for weight loss and a financial incentive for health literacy.

Conditions

Weight Reduction; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

Weight Reduction; Health Literacy; Financial Incentives; Lifestyle Change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Weight Loss at the end of the weight loss program (at Week 13)

  Weight measured at the Week 13 weigh-in session. Weight measurements are taken by trained research assistants using digital scales.

  At week 13 of the RCT.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Weight Loss at the end of the post-intervention period (Week 25)

  At week 25 of the RCT.

Study Arms (3)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants are enrolled in a 12-week, self-administered online weight loss program. The program is delivered through 12 weekly sessions; each includes educational videos and a health literacy quiz. Each quiz contains 10 questions, and a quiz is considered "passed" when at least 7 questions are answered correctly. All participants are encouraged to follow the program, take the quizzes, and lose 5% of their baseline body weight by the end of the program. No financial incentives are given for losing weight or passing quizzes.

Incentive for Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Same 12-week, self-administered online weight loss program as in the Control arm. Each participant is also given a $150 "Incentive for Education" for passing at least nine quizzes by the end of the program.

Behavioral: Incentive for Education

Incentive for Weight Loss

EXPERIMENTAL

Same 12-week, self-administered online weight loss program as in the Control arm. Each participant is also given a $150 "Incentive for Weight Loss" for losing 5% of their baseline body weight.

Behavioral: Incentive for Weight Loss

Interventions

Incentive for Education BEHAVIORAL

A $150 "Incentive for Education" is given to the participants for passing at least nine quizzes by the end of the program

Incentive for Education

Incentive for Weight Loss BEHAVIORAL

A $150 "Incentive for Weight Loss" is given to the participants for losing at least 5% of baseline weight by the end of the program

Incentive for Weight Loss

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• BMI between 23 and 33
• Age between 40 and 60 years old

You may not qualify if:

• History of diabetes
• History of significant cardiovascular disease
• Family history of atherosclerosis
• High blood pressure
• Significant lung disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National University of Singapore: lead

Study Sites (1)

National University of Singapore

Singapore, 119077, Singapore

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Weight Loss; Behavior

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Body Weight Changes; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: A participant knows only the information that is specific to his/her arm.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: 3-arm RCT (Control, Incentive for Weight Loss, Incentive for Education) stratified by Gender.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 11, 2018
• First Posted: May 23, 2018
• Study Start: October 12, 2015
• Primary Completion: June 22, 2016
• Study Completion: June 22, 2016
• Last Updated: August 22, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: Beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following article publication.
• Access Criteria: Investigators whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee identified for this purpose.

Locations

SG (1)