Improving Physical Activity and Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance Using Technology and Behavioral Economics

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Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

The objective of this study is to test the feasibility of using behavioral economic interventions (gamification with and without loss-framed financial incentives) targeting daily steps counts to improve cardiac rehabilitation attendance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04304872

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

0

Starts

2023-10-31

Expected to finish

2024-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-10-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age greater than 18;
• Ability to consent;
• Patients with diagnosis of stable angina, chronic systolic heart failure, post- percutaneous coronary intervention, post-coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, post-acute myocardial infarction, and post-valvular repair who were discharged after an inpatient admission within the last 12 months;
• Smartphone or tablet compatible with application for the wearable activity tracking device;
• Independence Blue Cross health insurance coverage.

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;
• Already enrolled in another study targeting physical activity;
• Medical condition preventing participation in a physical activity program;
• Prior or ongoing enrollment in cardiac rehabilitation;
• Baseline step count > 7,500 steps per day

Where it is running

• Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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