Way to Be Active V (Framing vs. Forgiveness)

N/ACompletedNCT02030132

University of Pennsylvania288 enrolled

Overview

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. The primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. Outcomes will be assessed 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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

288

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

Financial IncentiveBEHAVIORAL

For the first three months of the study, a weekly lottery will be held. Teams whose average daily step count for that week is ≥ 7000 will be eligible to collect their lottery winnings. Teams whose average daily step count is less than 7000 will receive messages about how much they would have won had the team met its goal.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than 18. * Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating * Participating in another physical activity study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proportion of days an individual walks 7000 steps or more

The primary outcome measure is the proportion of days a minimum activity of 7000 steps or more is achieved. Outcomes will be assessed each week for 3 months using incentives followed by 3 months of follow-up without incentives.

Time frame: End of study - 6 months after enrollment

Secondary Outcomes

Average number of steps per day and week

Secondary outcomes include average number of steps per day and week during the intervention (first 3 months) and follow-up (second 3 months) periods.

Time frame: End of study- 6 months after enrollment