N/A
N=281
Way to Be Active III (Framing Incentives)
Sedentary Lifestyle
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02030119 ↗Enrolled (actual)
281
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Proportion of Days Each Individual Walks 7000 Steps Per Day or More — 0.30; 0.35; 0.36; 0.45 Proportion of participant-days
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Financial Incentives (Behavioral); Daily feedback (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Primary completion
- Sep 2014
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Proportion of Days Each Individual Walks 7000 Steps Per Day or More |
0.30; 0.35; 0.36; 0.45; 0.24; 0.25 | — |
| SECONDARY Average Number of Steps Per Day |
5031; 5406; 5251; 5880; 4539; 4692 | — |
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.
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Age greater than 18.
- Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps
Exclusion Criteria
- A score of "high" on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) activity level scale
- BMI less than 27
- Pregnant or lactating
- Participation in another physical activity study
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02030119). 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.