Effects of a Minimal-Contact Lifestyle Intervention on Physical Activity, Diet, and Body Weight

NCT ID: NCT02008071

Last Updated: 2015-07-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial, to determine whether providing financial incentives for meeting daily step goals (a) increases the daily step counts of participants, (b) increases compliance with the overall program (including diet recommendations), and (c) increases weight loss.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Weight Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Daily step goal financial incentive

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Daily step goal financial incentive

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants' daily activity was incentivized. Reaching a predetermined/individualized step goal each day resulted in 1.00 per day.

Control, Standard of Care

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard payment of 70.00 at the beginning of the study. Participants' daily activity was not incentivized.

Interventions

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Daily step goal financial incentive

Participants' daily activity was incentivized. Reaching a predetermined/individualized step goal each day resulted in 1.00 per day.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Standard payment of 70.00 at the beginning of the study. Participants' daily activity was not incentivized.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* required to be able to read.
* required to have access to a computer.
* required to have a body mass index between 27 and 45 kg.m-2.
* required to take fewer than 7,000 steps per day at baseline (as determined by a pedometer, averaged across 4-7 days).

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who report having an injury or physical limitation that renders them unable to walk ΒΌ mile without difficulty.
* Uncontrolled cardiovascular or metabolic condition determined by health history questionnaire.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Tennessee

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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UTK-123

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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