Incentivizing Reflection and Output in Exercise
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 11/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 31, 2018 |
| End Date: | March 31, 2020 |
| Contact: | Katherine L Milkman, PhD |
| Email: | bcfg@wharton.upenn.edu |
| Phone: | 215-573-9646 |
This study will test whether incentivizing post-workout activities (i.e., reflecting on
workouts) is more effective than incentivizing actual workouts. This study has two
conditions: reflection condition (with incentives for reflecting on workouts) vs. output
(with incentives for working out). The focus of the incentives will be reinforced by three
text messages per week and weekly emails.
workouts) is more effective than incentivizing actual workouts. This study has two
conditions: reflection condition (with incentives for reflecting on workouts) vs. output
(with incentives for working out). The focus of the incentives will be reinforced by three
text messages per week and weekly emails.
Gym members register online to participate in a 28-day workout program. Upon registration,
participants are assigned to one of two conditions (a condition that incentivizes reflecting
on workouts or a condition that incentivizes workouts). Upon registration, participants are
prompted to create a workout schedule and are given advice that reflecting on workouts can
help build exercise habits. Over the 28-day intervention period, participants receive text
message reminders prior to their scheduled workouts and emails reminding them of their
schedules. In both conditions, participants receive points every day that they go to the gym,
which can be redeemed for a gift card after the intervention period. In the reflection
condition, participants can receive bonus points for responding to each of three text
messages each week asking about them to reflect on their gym visits. In the output condition,
participants receive the same text messages, but receive bonus points for their first three
workouts each week, rather than for responding to text messages.
participants are assigned to one of two conditions (a condition that incentivizes reflecting
on workouts or a condition that incentivizes workouts). Upon registration, participants are
prompted to create a workout schedule and are given advice that reflecting on workouts can
help build exercise habits. Over the 28-day intervention period, participants receive text
message reminders prior to their scheduled workouts and emails reminding them of their
schedules. In both conditions, participants receive points every day that they go to the gym,
which can be redeemed for a gift card after the intervention period. In the reflection
condition, participants can receive bonus points for responding to each of three text
messages each week asking about them to reflect on their gym visits. In the output condition,
participants receive the same text messages, but receive bonus points for their first three
workouts each week, rather than for responding to text messages.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 24 Hour Fitness member
Exclusion Criteria:
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3451 Walnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
1 (215) 898-5000
Principal Investigator: Katherine L. Milkman, Ph.D.
Phone: 215-573-9646
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