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Evaluating Increasing Physical Activity After Acute Coronary Syndrome

NCT02531022 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2019-07-11

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Summary

This study will use a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a home-based physical activity program using wearable devices and financial incentives. All participants in will establish a baseline step count during the first two weeks and then proceed to a 16-week intervention period and 8-week follow-up period.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Financial incentive

A daily financial incentive framed as a loss of $2 each day goal is not acheived

BEHAVIORAL

Daily feedback

Daily feedback from an activity tracking device worn on the wrist to track step counts and sleep patterns

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mitesh Patel, MD, MBA, MS · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2017-04-03

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