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NCT02899559 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Messages and Plans to Increase Gym Utilization

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,000
Enrollment target

NCT02899559: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

NCT02899559 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 1,000 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (29% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02899559, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,000 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This primary object of this study is to test to the hypothesis that the both the nudge and boost messages will increase short term gym utilization relative to the control condition but that only the boost message will increase long-term gym utilization. Non-technical summary: College students will receive one of three messages about exercise. Their card swipe data as a measure of gym utilization will be tracked as an assessment of the effect of those messages.

Primary Outcome

We will collect gym card swipes over the course of a single-academic semester at the University of Pennsylvania.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Message

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,000 participants
Start Date 2016-09
Est. Completion 2017-03
Phase NA
University of Pennsylvania

1,423 total trials

What the finished NCT02899559 record still lists

NCT02899559 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,000 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (29% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Message is the first listed.

NCT02899559 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02899559 about?

NCT02899559 is a clinical study titled "Messages and Plans to Increase Gym Utilization". This primary object of this study is to test to the hypothesis that the both the nudge and boost messages will increase short term gym utilization relative to the control condition but that only the boost message will increase long-term gym utilization. Non-technical summary: College students will ...

What is the current status of trial NCT02899559?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,000 participants. The study started on 2016-09. Estimated completion is 2017-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02899559?

The interventions under investigation include: Message (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02899559?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pennsylvania, which has 1,423 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02899559's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,000 107th of 2000 higher than 1,880 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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