Evaluating a financial incentives scheme intervention to promote healthy eating and physical activity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Improving physical activity and diet healthfulness among general adult population; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10465935
• Lead Sponsor: The Behavioural Insights Team

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-16
• Study Completion: 2023-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28665

Inclusion Criteria

1. Geographic criteria (resident in Wolverhampton)
2. Age criteria (18 years and over)

Exclusion Criteria

The app used for the trial may not be suitable for people who have had eating disorders or who have physical or mental health problems which would affect their ability to change their diet and physical activity behaviours. Prior to providing consent, prospective participants are provided with a link to further information to help support their decision about eligibility, as well as information about steps they can take if their physical or mental health changes while using the app. Prospective users are also advised to check with their health professional before starting the trial if they have any concerns about changing their diet or physical activity, or whether the app is suitable for them. Furthermore, prospective users are advised that they can stop using the app and stop participating in the trial at any point if their health status changes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity outcomes:<br>1. Moderate and vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in minutes per day <br>2. Daily steps <br>Both measured objectively through a wearable device over a week period at baseline and week 21 (and week 19 - 23 to impute any missing data in week 21). <br><br>Dietary outcomes, daily intake of:<br>1. Fruit and vegetables (g/day)<br>2. Fibre (g/day) <br>3. Saturated fat (% of food energy intake)<br>4. Free sugars (% of food energy intake) <br>All measured through 24 hour dietary recalls at baseline and week 21-22.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Daily energy expenditure as measured by the wearable during week 21<br>2. Daily energy intake as measured by 24 hour dietary recalls (Intake24 surveys)<br>3. A healthy eating score based on consumption of key food groups, macro- and micronutrients<br>4. Self-reported weight