Evaluation of Behavioral Economics Patient Incentive Strategies for Health Management
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
- Enrollment
- 152
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Attendance at exercise classes
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Incentives are increasingly being used to motivate health behavior in medical studies. Small cash payments conditional on certain health and welfare promoting behaviors have shown efficacy in both real world and experimental settings. Furthermore, in incentive studies, behavioral economics has been shown to amplify behavior change beyond what is possible with simple cash payments, but little is known about how varying incentive payment design may impact health behavior. The goal of the present study is to evaluate a new incentive payment instrument, lottery insurance, to determine its impact on adherence to the target health behavior, attendance at free exercise classes provided by QueensCare Family Clinics, a safety-net medical clinic.
Investigators
Jason Doctor
Associate Professor
University of Southern California
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •18 to 64 years of age
- •BMI between 25-40
- •Receiving care in QueensCare Family Clinics
Exclusion Criteria
- •Failure to obtain exercise clearance from physician
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Attendance at exercise classes
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Attendance at exercise classes over the 12 week session will be analyzed across 'Lottery Insurance' and 'Standard Lottery' arms.
Secondary Outcomes
- LDL cholesterol(Change from Baseline LDL at 12 weeks)
- Body Mass Index(Change from Baseline Body Mass Index at 12 weeks)
- HbA1c(Change from Baseline HbA1c at 12 weeks)
- Blood Pressure(Change from Baseline Blood Pressure at 12 weeks)