Way to Be Active IV (Framing vs Incentives)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle
• Interventions: Behavioral: Teams; Behavioral: Financial incentives; Behavioral: Daily Feedback; Behavioral: Framing of feedback

• Registration Number: NCT02030080
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-20
• Study Start: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-07
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-09
• Results First Submitted: 2017-09-21
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-10-27
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Results First Posted: 2017-12-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-05
• Last Update Posted: 2017-12-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 288

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

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Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or lactating
• Currently participating in another physical activity study

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Feedback 75th Percentile	Teams	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 50th Percentile	Teams	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 75th Percentile + Lottery	Teams	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 50th Percentile + Lottery	Financial incentives	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 50th Percentile + Lottery	Teams	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 75th Percentile + Lottery	Financial incentives	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 50th Percentile	Daily Feedback	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 75th Percentile	Framing of feedback	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 75th Percentile	Daily Feedback	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm.
Feedback 50th Percentile + Lottery	Daily Feedback	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 50th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 75th Percentile + Lottery	Framing of feedback	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.
Feedback 75th Percentile + Lottery	Daily Feedback	At the end of each week, participants will be told the average daily step count for their team for the previous week. They will also be told the average for the 75th percentile in their arm. If their team's average daily step count is ≥ 7000 steps, they'll be eligible to collect winnings from a weekly lottery. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of Days a Participant Walks 7000 Steps or More	Throughout 6-month study	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. Below we report the highest mean proportions found.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average Number of Steps Per Day	Throughout the 6-month study	Secondary outcomes include average number of steps per day during the incentive period (first 3 months) and follow-up period (second 3 months).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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