In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening)NCT01352390
The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement
A study testing Planning Prompt in people with In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening) and In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening), In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening)
- What is being tested?
- Planning Prompt
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 8,711 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- May 2011to Nov 2012
- 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
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test
- Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
About this study
The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior
Read the detailed description
The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator, etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.
- Conditions
- In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening), In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening), In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes)
- Being tested
- Planning Prompt, Control Condition
- Keywords
- behavioral economics, nudge, artwork, Pap smear, Blood pressure check, Cholesterol test, Fasting plasma glucose test
- Medical subject headings
- Diabetes Mellitus
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Planning PromptBehavioural
A prompt to have their child their health test reminder mailing to color
Control ConditionBehavioural
A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to get a health test as specified on the mailing
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control Condition | Active comparator | A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to receive a health test as specified on the mailing Receives: Behavioral: Control Condition |
| Artwork Prompt Condition | Experimental | A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to give their child a reminder postcard to color Receives: Behavioral: Planning Prompt |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear.
Measured: up to 52 weeks
Secondary outcomes (3)
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check
Measured: up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test
Measured: up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test
Measured: up to 52 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 May 2011 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2011
- Primary completionNov 2012
- Study completionNov 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of PennsylvaniaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 8,711 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D., Principal investigator, University of Pennsylvania
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01352390
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 813606
- Status last verified
- May 2017
- First submitted
- 6 May 2011
- Last updated
- 4 May 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 May 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01352390
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 813606
- Conditions
- In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening), In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening), In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes)
- Keywords
- behavioral economics, nudge, artwork, Pap smear, Blood pressure check, Cholesterol test, Fasting plasma glucose test
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 8,711 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of PennsylvaniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- May 2011 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2012 (actual)
- Study completion
- Nov 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 May 2011 (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 goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior
Detailed description
The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator, etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control Condition | Active comparator | Behavioral: Control ConditionA basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to receive a health test as specified on the mailing |
| Artwork Prompt Condition | Experimental | Behavioral: Planning PromptA basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to give their child a reminder postcard to color |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test
- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test
- Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Planning PromptA prompt to have their child their health test reminder mailing to color | Behavioural | Artwork Prompt Condition |
| Control ConditionA basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to get a health test as specified on the mailing | Behavioural | Control Condition |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear.
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
3 secondary outcomes
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test
Time frame: up to 52 weeks
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 4 May 2017.
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.
Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D. principal investigator
University of Pennsylvania
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Planning Prompt in people with In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening) and In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.
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 5 inclusion and 0 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 4 May 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear. (time frame: up to 52 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 4 May 2017; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.