Social Incentives To Encourage Physical Activity and Understand Predictors

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

This study tests the effectiveness of three social incentive-based gamification interventions to increase physical activity using a 24-week intervention period with a 12-week follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03311230

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

602

Starts

2017-10-30

Expected to finish

2019-03-18

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or older;
• ability to read and provide informed consent to participate in the study;
• Self-reported body mass index (BMI) of 25 or greater.
• Smartphone or tablet compatible with application for the wearable activity tracking device.

You may not qualify if…

• Conditions that would make participation infeasible such as inability to provide informed consent, illiteracy or inability to speak, read, and write English;
• conditions that would make participation unsafe such as pregnancy or being told by a physician not to exercise;
• already enrolled in another study targeting physical activity;
• any other medical conditions or reasons he or she is unable to participate in a physical activity study for 36 weeks.

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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