Long-term Effects of Targeted Follow-up of New Fitness Center Members: a Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 356
- 主要终点
- Number of days with visits at the fitness center chain
研究概览
简要总结
Objective: To investigate the long-term effects of targeted follow-up of new fitness center members compared to usual practice, on frequency of visits and membership terminations after four years.
Design and setting: A participant and provider blinded parallel group randomized controlled trial conducted at eight Fitness Centers in Trondheim, Central Norway.
Participants: The inclusion criteria were new members >16 years who between September 1st to 9th 2014 signed up for an ordinary contract with a minimum duration of 12 months.
Intervention: The intervention consisted of two phone calls and one e-mail delivered over 6-8 weeks after enrollment, aiming to motivate members to get started using the fitness center and its services. Usual practice at the fitness center is self-directed use.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •The study included new members (16 years in 2014 or older) on ordinary contracts with a minimum duration of 12 months and monthly automatic membership renewal that enrolled independent of the study at one of eight 3T-Fitness Centers in Trondheim between September 1st and September 9th, 2014.
排除标准
- •Exclusion criteria were members with free contracts, employee contracts, cash membership, shorter membership contracts (duration <12 months) and loyalty contracts (indicates that the member is improving his old contract and is not a new member).
研究组 & 干预措施
Targeted follow-up
干预措施: Targeted follow-up (Behavioral)
Usual practice
Usual practice at the fitness center is self-directed use
结局指标
主要结局
Number of days with visits at the fitness center chain
时间窗: 4 years
Rate of membership terminations
时间窗: 4 years
次要结局
- Number bookings to training advisors(4 years)