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A Randomized Trial of Economic Incentives to Promote Walking Among Full Time Employees

NCT01855776 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 800

Last updated 2016-01-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to assess the uptake, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of a scalable walking programme for full-time employees both with and without incentives.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

DEVICE

Fitbit

Fitbit Zip is a wireless pedometer that tracks steps of participants, and will be offered in conjunction with a tailored website with customized information for participants, employers, and/or charities.

BEHAVIORAL

Cash Incentives

Incentives will be awarded to participants for meeting specified weekly step goals as measured by a pedometer.

BEHAVIORAL

Charitable Incentives

Incentives will be awarded to charities selected by participants should the latter meet specified weekly step goals measured by a pedometer.

OTHER

Usual Care

The "usual care" programme consists of educational materials designed by the Singapore Health Promotion Board. It includes material on how to stay active, walking programmes, and healthy eating.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Health Promotion Board, Singapore

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., M.H.A. · Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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