Wellness Program Outreach and Effectiveness

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Conditions studied: Metabolic Syndrome

In brief

The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of an outreach campaign designed to increase engagement with Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics wellness program providing individual health coaching for weight management and diabetes prevention. While employee wellness and disease-management programs have the potential to improve wellbeing and reduce healthcare costs, their effectiveness is often undermined by low engagement and selection bias in participant comparisons. This study will test whether an outreach approach that auto-enrolls eligible individuals-employees and their spouses/domestic partners-into the program, with the option to opt out, can increase engagement and improve health outcomes compared to the standard invitation-based approach.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06725511

Run by

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

People needed

2000

Starts

2024-10-02

Expected to finish

2026-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-12-10

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Provided informed consent.
• Those who are eligible for the Pack Health program:
• Employees/spouses/domestic partners over the age of 18
• Metabolic syndrome defined as results indicating 3 or more of the following risk factors:
• High waist circumference (>35 inches for women and >40 inches for men)
• High triglycerides (≥150 mg/dl)
• Low HDL cholesterol (<50 mg/dl for women and <40 mg/dl for men)
• High Blood Pressure (≥130/85)
• High Fasting Glucose (≥100 mg/dl)

You may not qualify if…

• 1. Anyone under the age of 21. They will not be part of the study and will receive messages as if they were in the control group.
• Anyone observed in claims data with a historical diagnosis of:
• Anorexia nervosa
• Bulimia nervosa
• Binge-eating disorder
• Body dysmorphic disorder
• Major depression
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Severe anxiety disorder

Where it is running

• Quest Diagnostics — Secaucus, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)

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