The Effect of a Scratch Off Prompt on Health Engagement

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified June 2011 by University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01401621
First received: July 21, 2011
Last updated: July 22, 2011
Last verified: June 2011
  Purpose

The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to scratch off targeted area.


Condition Intervention
Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening)
Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening)
Behavioral: Scratchoff Prompt: Name of Test
Behavioral: Scratchoff Prompt: Call to Action
Behavioral: Control

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: The Effect of a Scratch Off Prompt on Health Engagement

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Further study details as provided by University of Pennsylvania:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of the relevant test [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 15000
Study Start Date: July 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: November 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Scratch-Off Test Name Condition
The name of the test the recipient needs is hidden behind a scratchoff on the reminder
Behavioral: Scratchoff Prompt: Name of Test
A prompt will have the recipient scratch off the message that reveals the name of the test that the recipient needs
Experimental: Scratch-Off Call to Action Condition
The recipient will be prompted to scratch-off the paper in order to find out how to follow the recommendation that the test be received.
Behavioral: Scratchoff Prompt: Call to Action
A prompt will have the recipient scratch off the message to find out how to follow the recommendation that the test be received.
Experimental: Control Condition
A control condition with no scratch-off element.
Behavioral: Control
No scratch-off element

Detailed Description:

The investigators will randomly assign individuals with different scratch off messages to 3 groups. The investigators are interested in whether the scratch off message will result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check
  • Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test
  • Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01401621

Contacts
Contact: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. 215-573-9646 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.     215-573-9646     kmilkman@wharton.upenn.edu    
Principal Investigator: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D.            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pennsylvania
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Katherine L. Milkman, University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01401621     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 813606-1
Study First Received: July 21, 2011
Last Updated: July 22, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
behavioral economics
nudge
scratch off
blood pressure check
cholesterol test

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypertension
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Metabolic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013