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N/A N=209 Randomized Single-blind Other

Way to Be Active 2 (Lotteries)

Sedentary Employees

Enrolled (actual)
209
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Proportion of Days a Minimum Activity of 7000 Steps or More is Achieved During Intervention — 0.264; 0.319; 0.290; 0.384 Proportion of participant days

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Basic Lottery (Behavioral); Combined Lottery (Behavioral); Jackpot Lottery (Behavioral)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Primary completion
Oct 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Proportion of Days a Minimum Activity of 7000 Steps or More is Achieved During Intervention
0.264; 0.319; 0.290; 0.384; 0.191; 0.211
SECONDARY
Average Number of Steps Per Day During Intervention
4744.8; 5022.9; 5439.6; 4838.0; 4068.9; 4408.4

Summary

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.

Eligibility Criteria

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
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02005276). 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.

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