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Clinical Trials/NCT02008071
NCT02008071CompletedNot Applicable

Effects of a Minimal-Contact Lifestyle Intervention on Physical Activity, Diet, and Body Weight

University of Tennessee1 site in 1 country57 target enrollmentStarted: March 1, 2013Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
57
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Daily Step Count

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial, to determine whether providing financial incentives for meeting daily step goals (a) increases the daily step counts of participants, (b) increases compliance with the overall program (including diet recommendations), and (c) increases weight loss.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
30 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •required to be able to read.
  • •required to have access to a computer.
  • •required to have a body mass index between 27 and 45 kg.m-
  • •required to take fewer than 7,000 steps per day at baseline (as determined by a pedometer, averaged across 4-7 days).

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Individuals who report having an injury or physical limitation that renders them unable to walk ¼ mile without difficulty.
  • •Uncontrolled cardiovascular or metabolic condition determined by health history questionnaire.

Arms & Interventions

Daily step goal financial incentive

Experimental

Intervention: Daily step goal financial incentive (Behavioral)

Control, Standard of Care

Active Comparator

Intervention: Standard of Care (Behavioral)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Daily Step Count

Time Frame: Change from week 1 to week 12

Change in steps/day from week 1 to week 12.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Program Compliance(Change from week 1 to week 12)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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