Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
288 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-01-31
2014-09-30
Brief Summary
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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.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Feedback 50th Percentile
At 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.
Teams
Daily Feedback
Participants will be given daily feedback on whether or not they walked 7000 steps or more the day before.
Feedback 75th Percentile
At 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.
Teams
Framing of feedback
Daily Feedback
Participants will be given daily feedback on whether or not they walked 7000 steps or more the day before.
Feedback 50th Percentile + Lottery
At 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.
Financial incentives
Teams
Daily Feedback
Participants will be given daily feedback on whether or not they walked 7000 steps or more the day before.
Feedback 75th Percentile + Lottery
At 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.
Financial incentives
Teams
Framing of feedback
Daily Feedback
Participants will be given daily feedback on whether or not they walked 7000 steps or more the day before.
Interventions
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Financial incentives
Teams
Framing of feedback
Daily Feedback
Participants will be given daily feedback on whether or not they walked 7000 steps or more the day before.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps
Exclusion Criteria
* Currently participating in another physical activity study
18 Years
100 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
NIH
University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Pennsylvania
Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Pennsylvania
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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References
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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.
Other Identifiers
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819371
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id