Incentives for Moving
| Status: | Withdrawn |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | February 2011 |
| End Date: | April 2013 |
Employees of Blue Shield of California (BSC) will be recruited to participate to regularly
use Walkstations. Some participants will be randomly assigned to a "hold out" control
condition and the remainder will be assigned to one of two experimental treatments: Personal
Incentive vs. Charitable Incentive. In the Personal Incentive condition people will be paid
$3 for every completed Walkstation session, whereas for participants in the Charitable
Incentive condition $3 will be donated to a specific charity. The incentives will operate
for approximately 45 days and then for an additional 45 days participants in the two
experimental conditions will have access to the Walkstations. Participants in the hold out
control condition will begin using the Walkstations after the initial 90 day period.
use Walkstations. Some participants will be randomly assigned to a "hold out" control
condition and the remainder will be assigned to one of two experimental treatments: Personal
Incentive vs. Charitable Incentive. In the Personal Incentive condition people will be paid
$3 for every completed Walkstation session, whereas for participants in the Charitable
Incentive condition $3 will be donated to a specific charity. The incentives will operate
for approximately 45 days and then for an additional 45 days participants in the two
experimental conditions will have access to the Walkstations. Participants in the hold out
control condition will begin using the Walkstations after the initial 90 day period.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must pass the ParQ
Exclusion Criteria:
- Ineligible if person did not pass ParQ AND did not provide doctor's note authorizing
their participation.
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