The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening); In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening); In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening); In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes)
• Interventions: Behavioral: Planning Prompt; Behavioral: Control Condition

• Registration Number: NCT01352390
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior

Detailed Description

The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator, etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study Completion: 2012-11
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8711

Inclusion Criteria

• Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear
• Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check
• Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test
• Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test
• Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Artwork Prompt Condition	Planning Prompt	A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to give their child a reminder postcard to color
Control Condition	Control Condition	A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to receive a health test as specified on the mailing

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear.	up to 52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test	up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test	up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check	up to 52 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States