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CompletedNCT02008071

Effects of a Minimal-Contact Lifestyle Intervention on Physical Activity, Diet, and Body Weight

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
57 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Tennessee · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
30 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial, to determine whether providing financial incentives for meeting daily step goals (a) increases the daily step counts of participants, (b) increases compliance with the overall program (including diet recommendations), and (c) increases weight loss.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALDaily step goal financial incentiveParticipants' daily activity was incentivized. Reaching a predetermined/individualized step goal each day resulted in 1.00 per day.
BEHAVIORALStandard of CareStandard payment of 70.00 at the beginning of the study. Participants' daily activity was not incentivized.

Timeline

Start date
2013-03-01
Primary completion
2013-07-01
Completion
2013-08-01
First posted
2013-12-11
Last updated
2015-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02008071. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.