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The Effect of Time-Slot Scheduling and Active Choice on Biometric Screening Participation

NCT01305798 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11000

Last updated 2017-04-12

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Summary

The goal of this project is to see if behavioral nudges will increase an individual's likelihood of participating in a biometric screening. The behavioral nudges under consideration are assigning preselected time-slots, encouraging subjects to make an active choice, and sending reminders.

Conditions

  • Preventative Health

Interventions

OTHER

Scheduling and Active Choice for Biometric Participation

The control group will be informed via e-mail of the window of dates during which they can take part in the on-site screening and will be given instructions for scheduling an appointment. The active choice and default option arm will be informed via e-mail of a preselected time and date for their screening, which we will have generated randomly. This group will be asked to accept the default time, schedule a different time, defer the scheduling decision, or decline to receive a screening by clicking the appropriate option in the email. The active choice only arm will be given the same information as the control group, but they will also be asked to make an appointment immediately, defer the scheduling decision, or decline to receive a screening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David I Laibson, Ph.D · National Bureau of Economic Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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