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NCT03742778 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Incentivizing Reflection and Output in Exercise

A NA study of Healthy, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,200
Enrollment target
1
Study location

NCT03742778: Completed NA study of Healthy, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

NCT03742778 is a NA study of Healthy that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 1,200 participants, above the 646-participant average among 1,090 other Healthy trials with a reported enrollment target (86% higher). The trial reports 1 study location across 1 state. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03742778, a NA study of Healthy, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,200 participants
Enrollment target
1
Study location

Study Summary

This study will test whether incentivizing post-workout activities (i.e., reflecting on workouts) is more effective than incentivizing actual workouts. This study has two conditions: reflection condition (with incentives for reflecting on workouts) vs. output (with incentives for working out). The focus of the incentives will be reinforced by three text messages per week and weekly emails.

Primary Outcome

Number of days the participant goes to the gym

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Incentivizing reflection
  • BEHAVIORAL Incentivizing exercise

Study Locations (1)

Pennsylvania

  • University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,200 participants
Start Date 2018-01-31
Est. Completion 2019-02-28
Phase NA
University of Pennsylvania

1,423 total trials

What the finished NCT03742778 record still lists

NCT03742778 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,200 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 646-participant average among 1,090 other Healthy trials with a reported enrollment target (86% higher).

The record links to 1 condition, with Healthy appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions - of which Incentivizing reflection is the first listed.

NCT03742778 reports a single indexed study location in Pennsylvania.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03742778 about?

NCT03742778 is a clinical study titled "Incentivizing Reflection and Output in Exercise". This study will test whether incentivizing post-workout activities (i.e., reflecting on workouts) is more effective than incentivizing actual workouts. This study has two conditions: reflection condition (with incentives for reflecting on workouts) vs. output (with incentives for working out). The f...

What is the current status of trial NCT03742778?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,200 participants. The study started on 2018-01-31. Estimated completion is 2019-02-28.

What conditions does trial NCT03742778 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Healthy.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03742778?

The interventions under investigation include: Incentivizing reflection (BEHAVIORAL), Incentivizing exercise (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03742778?

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

Where is trial NCT03742778 being conducted?

This trial has 1 study location across Pennsylvania. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT03742778's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,200 25th of 1090 higher than 1,066 of 1,090 other Healthy trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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