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Gamification to Increase Mobility in the Hospital

NCT04300764 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-12-30

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Summary

Low mobility is a mediator for poor outcomes of hospital care. Wearable devices will be used and 2-way texting via patient smartphones to monitor patients' physical activity during hospitalization with and without gamification to improve patient adherence to existing guidance on recommended activity. After discharge, investigators will assess patient care utilization (SNF, inpatient vs home rehab, ED visits, readmission) and conduct validated surveys on patient function at 30 days after discharge.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Gamification Intervention

Intervention participants will receive daily text messages to help them set goals, receive feedback and support on their progress towards daily goals, and receive points for daily goals achieved. Each participant will be given a Fitbit watch that will transmit data to the Way to Health study platform. Data will be passively collected during the inpatient stay and for 30 days after hospital discharge.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS, MA · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-04-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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