N/A
N=226
Tying Devices as a Means of Increasing Exercise
Healthy
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01410812 ↗Enrolled (actual)
226
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Average Weekly Gym Attendance From Baseline to Week 9 — 1.21; 1.42; 0.94 Average Weekly Gym Attendance
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Control (Behavioral); Suggested Tying Intervention (Behavioral); Forced Tying Intervention (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Primary completion
- Dec 2011
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Average Weekly Gym Attendance From Baseline to Week 9 |
1.21; 1.42; 0.94 | — |
| SECONDARY Dollar Amount Participants Would Pay for Enrollment |
4.77; 6.01; 9.87 | — |
Summary
The investigators propose that healthy behaviors such as exercise could be increased through the use of tying devices - mechanisms that force a coupling of addictive activities (listening to the next chapter of a page-turner novel) with engagement in a healthy behavior (exercise).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Stable health as determined by the screening of their medical history
- Own an iPod
- An interest in exercising more regularly
- Belong to the Pottruck Gym at University of Pennsylvania
- Interested in exercising more through the use of aerobic exercise machines
Exclusion Criteria
- Recent myocardial infraction
- congestive heart failure
- uncontrolled hypertension
- self-report of 6 or more alcoholic beverages per day or use of any illicit drugs
- bulimia nervosa or related behaviors
- diabetes medication
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01410812). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.