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Behavioral Economics Framingham Incentive Trial (BE FIT)

NCT02531763 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 206

Last updated 2016-08-30

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Summary

BE FIT (Behavioral Economics Framingham Incentive Trial) is a pilot study to test the deployment of a social incentive intervention using the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Offspring, Generation 3, and Omni cohorts to increase physical activity (PA). The investigators will leverage the strength of FHS by recruiting trios and nuclear families to test whether social connectedness increases PA. The investigators will utilize a randomized controlled trial design. The investigators will test a social incentive intervention strategy using a team-based design in which participants work together to jointly achieve their PA goals, and a social connectedness intervention.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social incentive intervention

Participant sign a pre-commitment pledge to try to achieve their goal. They are entered into a game with their teammate in which they have the chance to earn points and advance through levels (bronze, silver, gold, platinum). At the end, those in gold or platinum will receive a coffee mug as a reward

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Pennsylvania

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Caroline S Fox, MD MPH · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-08-31

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