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NCT Number: NCT02005276

Way to Be Active 2 (Lotteries)

Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that are already fairly active at a baseline. The goal of this study is to determine whether a financial incentive program can motivate sedentary employees to increase the number of steps they walk per day to meet a minimum threshold.

Our primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. We will assess outcomes 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.

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Key information

Conditions

Sedentary Employees Behavior Sedentary Behavior

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 1. We will use a minimum age of 18 to ensure all individuals are legally able to consent.
  • 2. Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps

Exclusion criteria

  • Conditions that would make participation infeasible: 1a. Inability to consent 1b. Illiteracy and/or inability to speak, read, and write English 1c. Participation in another research study 2. Conditions that would make participation unsafe: 2a. Current treatment for drug or alcohol use 2b. Consumption of at least 5 alcoholic drinks per day 2c. Myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 6 months 2d. Current addiction to prescription medicines or street drugs 2e. Serious psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., severe major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) 2f. Pregnant or currently breastfeeding 2g. Metastatic cancer 2h. Unstable medical conditions that would likely prevent the participant from completing the study

Treatment and study plan

Basic Lottery

Behavioral

Participants who meet their daily step goals will be eligible for a daily lottery. They will have about a 1 in 4 chance of winning $5. Expected value is about $1.40 per person per day.

Combined Lottery

Behavioral

Participants who meet their daily step goals will be eligible for a daily lottery. They will have about a 1 in 4 chance of winning $5 and a 1 in 100 chance of winning $50. Expected value is about $1.40 per person per day.

Jackpot Lottery

Behavioral

Participants who meet their daily step goals will be eligible for a daily lottery. They will have about a 1 in 400 chance of winning $500. Expected value is about $1.40 per person per day.

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of Days a Minimum Activity of 7000 Steps or More is Achieved During Intervention

    Time frame: End of study- 6 months of after enrollment

    Our primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. We will assess outcomes for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives. All available data will be analyzed, and missing will be treated as true missing data points. Secondary outcomes will include the average steps walked per day.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Average Number of Steps Per Day During Intervention

    Time frame: End of study- 6 months after enrollment

    Secondary outcomes include average number of steps per day during intervention (with incentives) and follow up periods (without incentives).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions to Improve Physical Activities: Lottery Incentives

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Dec 9, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 5, 2019

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