Enduring Exercise Habits

Summary

The objective of this study is to test whether the interventions offering short-term incentives (points redeemable for prizes), specific cued plans, and science-backed tips can help with creating enduring exercise habits. There are four (4) sub-studies within this protocol.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sweet Spot: Flexible high incentive condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

Sweet Spot: Flexible low incentive condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

Sweet Spot: Rigid high incentive condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

Sweet Spot: Rigid low incentive condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

FOTW: High incentive control condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

FOTW: Low incentive control condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

FOTW: High incentive treatment condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

FOTW: Low incentive treatment condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

Think Twice: Control condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

Think Twice: Treatment condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

WDR: Control condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

BEHAVIORAL

WDR: Treatment condition

Participants receive text reminders 30 minutes before their workouts and weekly emails reminding them of their schedule.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Katherine L. Milkman, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

• John Beshears, PhD · Harvard University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

100 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-01-31

Primary Completion

2019-02-28

Completion

2019-02-28

Countries

• United States

Study Locations