Way to Be Active 2 (Lotteries)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Employees
• Interventions: Behavioral: Combined Lottery; Behavioral: Basic Lottery; Behavioral: Jackpot Lottery

• Registration Number: NCT02005276
• 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.

Our primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. We will assess outcomes 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

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-09
• Study Start: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-10
• Study Completion: 2014-10
• Results First Submitted: 2019-01-15
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-02-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-11
• Results First Posted: 2019-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 209

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. We will use a minimum age of 18 to ensure all individuals are legally able to consent.
• 2. 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

• Conditions that would make participation infeasible: 1a. Inability to consent 1b. Illiteracy and/or inability to speak, read, and write English 1c. Participation in another research study 2. Conditions that would make participation unsafe: 2a. Current treatment for drug or alcohol use 2b. Consumption of at least 5 alcoholic drinks per day 2c. Myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 6 months 2d. Current addiction to prescription medicines or street drugs 2e. Serious psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., severe major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) 2f. Pregnant or currently breastfeeding 2g. Metastatic cancer 2h. Unstable medical conditions that would likely prevent the participant from completing the study

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Combined Lottery	Combined Lottery	Participants receive either an email or text message daily (based on the participant's preference) stating whether the participant achieved the 7000 step goal during the previous day. Each day a lottery will be held, and participants will be eligible to collect monetary rewards only if the participant met the step goal the day before. The names of the winners will be announced during each lottery. The daily lotteries are as follows: About a 1 in 5 chance of winning $5 and a 1 in 100 chance of winning $50. Expected value is about $1.40 per person per day.
Basic Lottery	Basic Lottery	Participants receive either an email or text message daily (based on the participant's preference) stating whether the participant achieved the 7000 step goal during the previous day. Each day a lottery will be held, and participants will be eligible to collect monetary rewards only if the participant met the step goal the day before. The names of the winners will be announced during each lottery. The daily lotteries are as follows: About a 1 in 4 chance of winning $5. Expected value is about $1.40 per person per day.
Jackpot Lottery	Jackpot Lottery	Participants receive either an email or text message daily (based on the participant's preference) stating whether the participant achieved the 7000 step goal during the previous day. Each day a lottery will be held, and participants will be eligible to collect monetary rewards only if the participant met the step goal the day before. The names of the winners will be announced during each lottery. The daily lotteries are as follows: About a 1 in 400 chance of winning $500. Expected value is about $1.40 per person per day.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of Days a Minimum Activity of 7000 Steps or More is Achieved During Intervention	End of study- 6 months of after enrollment	Our primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. We will assess outcomes for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives. All available data will be analyzed, and missing will be treated as true missing data points. Secondary outcomes will include the average steps walked per day.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average Number of Steps Per Day During Intervention	End of study- 6 months after enrollment	Secondary outcomes include average number of steps per day during intervention (with incentives) and follow up periods (without incentives).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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