Way to Be Active V (Framing vs. Forgiveness)

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Conditions studied: Sedentary Lifestyle

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02030132

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

288

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than 18.
• Participant will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to be able to use the Moves App for tracking steps

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or lactating
• Participating in another physical activity study

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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