LEMURS SSI: Evaluation of Behavioral Incentives

Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Incentives
• Interventions: Behavioral: Charity Restorative Incentives; Behavioral: Personal Restorative Incentives; Behavioral: Personal Incentives; Behavioral: Charity Incentives

• Registration Number: NCT06340841
• Lead Sponsor: University of Vermont

Brief Summary

The goal of this substudy is to determine if a brief single-session-intervention (SSI) coupled with different incentive strategies to support engaging in wellness-related activities.

Detailed Description

The goal of this substudy is to determine if a brief single-session-intervention (SSI) coupled with different incentive strategies to support engaging in wellness-related activities. Participants will be given a brief SSI that will provide education and strategies to improve a wellness related goal (e.g., improve sleep, improve physical activity, improve mental health). They will then be asked to select a series of wellness related-behaviors in support of that goal to complete each day (e.g., going for a 20 minute walk, going to bed at a specific time). Participants will be randomized to one of four incentive conditions and receive rewards based on their completion of such activities. The aim of the study is to determine which incentive strategy may prove most effective in promoting wellness behaviors. There are two main factors (Recipient x Restoration) that will create four distinct groups. Recipient refers to who will receive the incentive - either an individual or a charity. Restoration refers to what happens when a participant misses a day of completing their goal - they are given a restorative (additional) incentive to participants on the following day or not given such an incentive. The primary hypothesis is that individuals receiving the incentive with a restorative element will result in significantly more activities completed. Additional hypotheses regarding differences among the other groups are not made given the lack of prior work on these strategies in this area.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-02-12
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-03-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-30
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2024-05-31
• Study Completion: 2028-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Current undergraduate student in their first year of school own a mobile device

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Exclusion Criteria

None

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Charity Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive	Charity Restorative Incentives	Participant earns money for charity. There is a restorative incentive if they miss an activity.
Individual Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive	Personal Restorative Incentives	The participant receives incentives directly. There is a restorative incentive if they miss an activity.
Individual Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive	Personal Incentives	Participant receives incentives directly
Charity Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive	Charity Incentives	Participant earns money for charity

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity Completion	up to 6 months	Number of wellness activities completed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21	up to 6 months	Summary Score on Stress Scale, higher scores indicate greater stress
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale	up to 6 months	Summary Score on the Measure, higher scores indicate better well-being
Oura Ring Sleep Index	up to 6 months	Biometric Sleep recorded from an Oura Ring, higher scores indicate better sleep

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Vermont; 🇺🇸 Burlington, Vermont, United States