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A Program to Increase Exercise

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified October 2011 by University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Katherine Milkman, University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01421329
First received: August 3, 2011
Last updated: October 17, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The investigators propose that healthy behaviors such as exercise could be increased through interactive interventions and weigh-ins (ie weekly emails, questionnaires, weigh-ins, and pay for participating in a study).


Condition Intervention
Physical Activity
 Behavioral: Control
Behavioral: Intervention

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Pennsylvania:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Increase in gym attendance [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Experience weight loss [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 280
Study Start Date: September 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Control
Participants who do not receive any intervention
 Behavioral: Control
don't receive anything
Experimental: Intervention
Participants who are weighed both at the beginning and end of a 10 week period, receive weekly emails asking them about their exercise, and complete various questionnaires at the study's outset and read about the benefits of exercise. They also receive $100 in pay for their time and either 4 iTunes audio novels or the equivalent cash value.
 Behavioral: Intervention
Receive weekly emails, information about the benefits of exercise, and compensation.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Stable health as determined by the screening of their medical history
  • Own an iPod
  • An interest in exercising more regularly
  • Belong to the Pottruck Gym at University of Pennsylvania
  • Interested in exercising more through the use of aerobic exercise machines

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent myocardial infraction
  • congestive heart failure
  • uncontrolled hypertension
  • self-report of 6 or more alcoholic beverages per day or use of any illicit drugs
  • bulimia nervosa or related behaviors
  • diabetes medication
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01421329

Contacts
Contact: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. kmilkman@wharton.upenn.edu

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Not yet recruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Contact: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D.         kmilkman@wharton.upenn.edu    
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pennsylvania
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Julia A Minson University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator: Kevin GM Volpp, MD, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Katherine Milkman, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01421329     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 813970-1
Study First Received: August 3, 2011
Last Updated: October 17, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
Interest in Exercising More

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013