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Incentives for Daily Tooth Brushing to Reduce Gingivitis

NCT02160418 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2018-04-05

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Summary

In this randomized controlled study, the investigators compare two classes of behavioral approaches to change habits and health outcomes with an application to dental health: cognitive vs. behavioral financial incentives. Under cognitive incentives subjects are paid to correctly answer health-related quizzes. Under behavioral incentives subjects earn money for making healthy choices. The investigators apply these incentives to toothbrushing, a daily health-related behavior critical to the prevention of dental caries and periodontal disease, two high-burden conditions among US adults.

Conditions

  • Gingivitis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Financial Incentives

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Incentives

BEHAVIORAL

Financial and Cognitive Incentives

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-04-14
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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