Tying Devices as a Means of Increasing Exercise
This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified October 2011 by University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Katherine Milkman, University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01410812
First received: August 3, 2011
Last updated: October 17, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
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Purpose
The investigators propose that healthy behaviors such as exercise could be increased through the use of tying devices - mechanisms that force a coupling of addictive activities (listening to the next chapter of a page-turner novel) with engagement in a healthy behavior (exercise).
| Condition | Intervention |
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Healthy |
Behavioral: Control Behavioral: Suggested Tying Intervention Behavioral: Forced Tying Intervention |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Supportive Care |
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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 of healthful benefits [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]examples include weigh loss, lowered pulse rate, etc.
- Willingness to pay to be enrolled for the second semester [ Time Frame: up to 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 210 |
| 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 |
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Experimental: Suggested Tying
Receive same treatments as control group, but instead of receiving cash they receive 4 iTunes audio novels for their own iPods. Further, they are prompted to try to listen to those novels only when exercising at the gym in order to increase their attendance.
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Behavioral: Suggested Tying Intervention
Participants receive 4 iTunes audio novels for their own iPods to listen to only at the gym
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Experimental: Forced Tying
Receives same treatment as the control group. However, in addition to receiving the cash, they also receive 4 iTunes audio novels for a loaned iPod that they will only have access to at the gym. They are told they may only listen to these novels only when at the gym in order to increase their attendance.
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Behavioral: Forced Tying Intervention
Participants receive cash and also 4 iTunes audio novels for a loaned iPod accessible only at the gym to listen to only at the gym.
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Experimental: Control
Control group of participants who do not receive any intervention but are weighed at the beginning and end of a 10 week period and receive weekly emails asking them about their exercise. They also receive the equivalent cash value of 4 iTunes audio novels
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Behavioral: Control
Receive weekly emails asking participants about their exercise and receive cash.
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Detailed Description:
The study will test the effect of the following treatments as a means of increasing gym attendance over 10 weeks: 1. Participants receive access to 4 iTunes audio novels on their own iPods and prompted to listen to those novels only when exercising at the gym; 2: Participants receive 4 iTunes audio novels for a loaned iPod that they will only have access to at the gym; 3: Participants receive weekly emails asking them about their exercise.
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: NCT01410812
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. 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 |
| Principal Investigator: | Julia A Minson | University of Pennsylvania |
| Principal Investigator: | Kevin G.M. Volpp, MD, Ph.D. | University of Pennsylvania |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Katherine Milkman, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01410812 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 813970 |
| Study First Received: | August 3, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | October 17, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
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Interest in exercising more |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013