Health BehaviorNCT00147927
Using Tailored Emails to Motivate Healthy Behavior Among Employees
A study testing Sequential emails and web support in people with Health Behavior, run by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multi-component email health promotion program on employee adoption of health promoting behaviors and secondarily on health status, work productivity and health care costs. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Behavior
- What is being tested?
- Sequential emails and web support
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 2,000 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Dec 2003to Dec 2005
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult employee of participating worksite
- Access to desktop computer
Who cannot join
- Under 18 years of age
About this study
Official title: Using Tailored Emails to Motivate Healthy Behavior, Improve Health Status, & Reduce Health Care Costs in Employee Populations: A Randomized Trial
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multi-component email health promotion program on employee adoption of health promoting behaviors and secondarily on health status, work productivity and health care costs.
Read the detailed description
The Specific Aims are:
- To demonstrate the feasibility and assess the acceptability of email health promotion among diverse employee groups;
- To evaluate short and intermediate-term changes in health behaviors (e.g., daily fruit/vegetable intake, weekly physical activity) at 6 and 12 months;
- To assess change in health status (SF-12), work productivity, and healthcare costs among email program users and controls;
- To identify person predictors of sustained voluntary participation in a 6 month email health promotion program among the workforce population;
- To disseminate the results to maximize influence on e-health promotion, employer health promotion programs, health insurance policy, and research.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Being tested
- Sequential emails and web support
- Keywords
- email, internet, health promotion, behavior change, health status, work productivity, healthcare cost, employee
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sequential emails and web supportBehavioural
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Physical Activity
Fruit and Vegetable intake
Secondary outcomes (4)
Antecedents to behavior change
Health status
Work productivity
Costs
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2003
- Study completionDec 2005
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (10)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Health BehaviorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 2,000 participants
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Investigators
- Patricia D Franklin, MD MPH MBA, Principal investigator, University of Massachusetts, Worcester
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00147927
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 49924
- Status last verified
- Jul 2007
- First submitted
- 2 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 1 Aug 2007
- Results posted
- No
Publications
Daviglus ML, Liu K, Yan LL, Pirzada A, Manheim L, Manning W, Garside DB, Wang R, Dyer AR, Greenland P, Stamler J. Relation of body mass index in young adulthood and middle age to Medicare expenditures in older age. JAMA. 2004 Dec 8;292(22):2743-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.22.2743.
PubMed 15585734Pelletier KR. A review and analysis of the clinical- and cost-effectiveness studies of comprehensive health promotion and disease management programs at the worksite: 1998-2000 update. Am J Health Promot. 2001 Nov-Dec;16(2):107-16. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-16.2.107.
PubMed 11727590Aldana SG, Merrill RM, Price K, Hardy A, Hager R. Financial impact of a comprehensive multisite workplace health promotion program. Prev Med. 2005 Feb;40(2):131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.008.
PubMed 15533521Glasgow RE, McCaul KD, Fisher KJ. Participation in worksite health promotion: a critique of the literature and recommendations for future practice. Health Educ Q. 1993 Fall;20(3):391-408. doi: 10.1177/109019819302000309.
PubMed 8307762Lewis RJ, Huebner WW, Yarborough CM 3rd. Characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in worksite health promotion. Am J Health Promot. 1996 Nov-Dec;11(2):99-106. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-11.2.99.
PubMed 10163602Grosch JW, Alterman T, Petersen MR, Murphy LR. Worksite health promotion programs in the U.S.: factors associated with availability and participation. Am J Health Promot. 1998 Sep-Oct;13(1):36-45. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.1.36.
PubMed 10186933Crump CE, Earp JA, Kozma CM, Hertz-Picciotto I. Effect of organization-level variables on differential employee participation in 10 federal worksite health promotion programs. Health Educ Q. 1996 May;23(2):204-23. doi: 10.1177/109019819602300206.
PubMed 8744873Abrams DB, Boutwell WB, Grizzle J, Heimendinger J, Sorensen G, Varnes J. Cancer control at the workplace: the Working Well Trial. Prev Med. 1994 Jan;23(1):15-27. doi: 10.1006/pmed.1994.1003.
PubMed 8016028Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2003; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2003(b).
Roizen MF, Stephenson M. Real Age: Are you as Young as you Can Be? Cliff Street Books 1996.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Aug 2007. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Using Tailored Emails to Motivate Healthy Behavior, Improve Health Status, & Reduce Health Care Costs in Employee Populations: A Randomized Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00147927
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 49924
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Keywords
- email, internet, health promotion, behavior change, health status, work productivity, healthcare cost, employee
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 2,000 participants
- Lead sponsor
- Robert Wood Johnson FoundationUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2003
- Study completion
- Dec 2005
- First posted
- 7 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multi-component email health promotion program on employee adoption of health promoting behaviors and secondarily on health status, work productivity and health care costs.
Detailed description
The Specific Aims are:
- To demonstrate the feasibility and assess the acceptability of email health promotion among diverse employee groups;
- To evaluate short and intermediate-term changes in health behaviors (e.g., daily fruit/vegetable intake, weekly physical activity) at 6 and 12 months;
- To assess change in health status (SF-12), work productivity, and healthcare costs among email program users and controls;
- To identify person predictors of sustained voluntary participation in a 6 month email health promotion program among the workforce population;
- To disseminate the results to maximize influence on e-health promotion, employer health promotion programs, health insurance policy, and research.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Adult employee of participating worksite
- Access to desktop computer
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Under 18 years of age
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sequential emails and web support | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Physical Activity
Fruit and Vegetable intake
4 secondary outcomes
Antecedents to behavior change
Health status
Work productivity
Costs
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Aug 2007.
- Background: PubMed 15585734Daviglus ML, Liu K, Yan LL, Pirzada A, Manheim L, Manning W, Garside DB, Wang R, Dyer AR, Greenland P, Stamler J. Relation of body mass index in young adulthood and middle age to Medicare expenditures in older age. JAMA. 2004 Dec 8;292(22):2743-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.22.2743.
- Background: PubMed 11727590Pelletier KR. A review and analysis of the clinical- and cost-effectiveness studies of comprehensive health promotion and disease management programs at the worksite: 1998-2000 update. Am J Health Promot. 2001 Nov-Dec;16(2):107-16. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-16.2.107.
- Background: PubMed 15533521Aldana SG, Merrill RM, Price K, Hardy A, Hager R. Financial impact of a comprehensive multisite workplace health promotion program. Prev Med. 2005 Feb;40(2):131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.008.
- Background: PubMed 8307762Glasgow RE, McCaul KD, Fisher KJ. Participation in worksite health promotion: a critique of the literature and recommendations for future practice. Health Educ Q. 1993 Fall;20(3):391-408. doi: 10.1177/109019819302000309.
- Background: PubMed 10163602Lewis RJ, Huebner WW, Yarborough CM 3rd. Characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in worksite health promotion. Am J Health Promot. 1996 Nov-Dec;11(2):99-106. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-11.2.99.
- Background: PubMed 10186933Grosch JW, Alterman T, Petersen MR, Murphy LR. Worksite health promotion programs in the U.S.: factors associated with availability and participation. Am J Health Promot. 1998 Sep-Oct;13(1):36-45. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.1.36.
- Background: PubMed 8744873Crump CE, Earp JA, Kozma CM, Hertz-Picciotto I. Effect of organization-level variables on differential employee participation in 10 federal worksite health promotion programs. Health Educ Q. 1996 May;23(2):204-23. doi: 10.1177/109019819602300206.
- Background: PubMed 8016028Abrams DB, Boutwell WB, Grizzle J, Heimendinger J, Sorensen G, Varnes J. Cancer control at the workplace: the Working Well Trial. Prev Med. 1994 Jan;23(1):15-27. doi: 10.1006/pmed.1994.1003.
- BackgroundBureau of Economic Analysis, 2003; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2003(b).
- BackgroundRoizen MF, Stephenson M. Real Age: Are you as Young as you Can Be? Cliff Street Books 1996.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Patricia D Franklin, MD MPH MBA principal investigator
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sequential emails and web support in people with Health Behavior, run by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Aug 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Physical Activity. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00147927, which also lists 10 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Aug 2007.