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Incentives & Motivation for Behavior Change

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Jessica Fishman, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through the duration of the experiment: less than 1 day
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is designed to see if different ways of presenting information about vaccines affects people's decisions to get vaccinated, and to understand how different types of incentives (financial or social) play a role in that decision. The trial will compare different methods of measuring people's intention to vaccinate, and will also test different vaccine policies to see what effect they have on people's decisions.

Eligible Conditions
  • Behavior
  • Intention

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through the duration of the experiment: less than 1 day
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through the duration of the experiment: less than 1 day for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
measure of decision (vaccine intention)
measure of whether they are interested in RCT enrollment (for sleep or exercise)
Secondary outcome measures
likelihood of behavior

Trial Design

14Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: specific vaccine policy 9Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group II: specific vaccine policy 8Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group III: specific vaccine policy 7Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group IV: specific vaccine policy 6Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group V: specific vaccine policy 5Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group VI: specific vaccine policy 3Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group VII: specific vaccine policy 2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group VIII: specific vaccine policy 10Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group IX: specific vaccine policy 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Group X: sleep social incentiveExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will invite adults to join an RCT that uses social (gamification) incentives to reward those who increase their sleep.
Group XI: sleep financial incentiveExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will invite adults to join an RCT that uses financial incentives to reward those who increase their sleep.
Group XII: exercise social incentiveExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will invite adults to join an RCT that uses social incentives to reward those who increase their exercise.
Group XIII: exercise financial incentiveExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will invite adults to join an RCT that uses financial incentives to reward those who increase their exercise.
Group XIV: Specific vaccine policy 4Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Those in this arm will learn about a specific financial incentive or mandate policy.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
incentive lottery medium
2021
N/A
~4000
invitation for exercise social incentive study
2021
N/A
~4000
invitation for exercise financial incentive study
2021
N/A
~4000
cash large
2021
N/A
~4000
cash small
2021
N/A
~4000
cash medium
2021
N/A
~4000
invitation for sleep social incentive study
2021
N/A
~4000
invitation for sleep financial incentive
2021
N/A
~4000
incentive lottery large
2021
N/A
~4000
mandate public
2021
N/A
~4000
employer mandate
2021
N/A
~4000
incentive reward
2021
N/A
~4000
penalty
2021
N/A
~4000
incentive lottery small
2021
N/A
~4000

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
2,005 Previous Clinical Trials
42,878,209 Total Patients Enrolled
Jessica Fishman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Pennsylvania

Media Library

exercise social incentive Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04747327 — N/A
Behavior Research Study Groups: exercise social incentive, specific vaccine policy 5, specific vaccine policy 6, sleep financial incentive, sleep social incentive, exercise financial incentive, specific vaccine policy 7, specific vaccine policy 8, specific vaccine policy 9, specific vaccine policy 10, specific vaccine policy 1, specific vaccine policy 2, specific vaccine policy 3, Specific vaccine policy 4
Behavior Clinical Trial 2023: exercise social incentive Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04747327 — N/A
exercise social incentive 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04747327 — N/A

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~960 spots leftby Apr 2025