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A Randomized Trial of Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Veterans

United States725 participantsStarted 2023-07-17

Plain-language summary

Despite the many associated health benefits, more than half of Veterans do not achieve enough regular physical activity. The investigators' prior work has demonstrated that gamification, a method commonly used for health promotion, can lead to sustained increases in physical activity if it is designed using insights from behavioral economics to enhance social incentives. In this study, the investigators will compare the effectiveness of behaviorally designed gamification that encourages Veterans to collaborate or compete on physical activity levels and examine clinical outcomes as well as costs, barriers and facilitators to implementation of the program within Veterans Affairs.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans receiving care at the CMCVAMC age 18 or older with a body mass index \> 30 * a hypertension diagnosis with systolic blood pressure \>140mm Hg * are interested in participating in a 9-month physical activity program Exclusion Criteria: * currently participating in another physical activity research study * any medical conditions prohibiting ambulation without assistance * if a 9-month physical activity program is infeasible or unsafe * if the Veteran is at a higher level of physical activity (i.e., baseline step count \>7500 steps per day)

What they're measuring

change in physical activity

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05554601

SponsorVA Office of Research and Development

Sponsor typeFED

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-07-01

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