Vitality Health Incentives for Physical Activity

Phase 3

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Obesity

• Registration Number: NCT01277367
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to prospectively compare the effectiveness of diverse incentives on physical activity behaviour, in a cohort of newly-enrolled, adult members of the Vitality health promotion programme based in South Africa.

Detailed Description

Newly enrolled adult members of the Discovery Health medical plan who have, themselves, prospectively registered for the Vitality health promotion programme will be eligible for the study, and will be invited to participate by Discovery Vitality. A final sample of 9000 adult members, who are recruited and have agreed to participate, will be randomly allocated by Discovery Vitality (with replacement) to one of six study (incentive) groups (n=1500 per group) and followed for six months.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2011-01-14
• Primary Completion: 2013-02
• Study Completion: 2013-02
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• enrolled in Vitality

Exclusion Criteria

• under 18 years of age

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Engagement in physical activity	6 months	Levels of engagement in fitness related activities as measured by 1) continuous measure of Vitality fitness program points accrued, and 2) frequency count or proportion of members by fitness level groups

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fitness points earned	6 months	The standard Vitality program offers members the ability to accumulate points for physical activity behavior through various means.
Gym visits	6 months	Average number of gym visits over the six month period will be measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

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

Carnegie Mellon University; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Cape Town; 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa

Discovery Vitality; 🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa