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NCT Number: NCT01352390

The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement

The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior

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Key information

Conditions

In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening) Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening) In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening) In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes) Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

About this study

The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator, etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test
  • Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study

Treatment and study plan

Planning Prompt

Behavioral

A prompt to have their child their health test reminder mailing to color

Control condition

Behavioral

A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to get a health test as specified on the mailing

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear.

    Time frame: up to 52 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check

    Time frame: up to 52 weeks

  2. Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test

    Time frame: up to 52 weeks

  3. Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test

    Time frame: up to 52 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 11, 2011
Registry last updated
May 4, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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