Clinical trials: Incentives
Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: an In-depth Case-control Study
There is a paucity of data on the aetiology of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The investigators conducted a systematic review of the literature which identified several cohort and case-control studies that have investigated…
- Conditions
- Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia, Primary Myelofibrosis
- Trial name
- MOSAICC (NCT01831635)
- Testing
- Methodological pens, Methodological compensation, Methodological trolley tokens
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Physical Activity
Behavioral Economics Framingham Incentive Trial (BE FIT)
BE FIT (Behavioral Economics Framingham Incentive Trial) is a pilot study to test the deployment of a social incentive intervention using the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) Offspring, Generation 3, and Omni cohorts to increase…
- Trial name
- BEFIT (NCT02531763)
- Testing
- Social incentive intervention
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cognitive Decline, Dementia Prevention
Small Monetary Incentives for Digital Cognitive Training Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
This study aims to find out whether small daily monetary rewards can help older adults living in the community to regularly complete digital cognitive training.
- Trial name
- NCT07913243
- Testing
- Digital cognitive training, Monetary incentive 0.2 CNY/day, Monetary incentive 0.5 CNY/day
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Syphilis
Efficacy of Doxycycline Prophylaxis to Reduce Syphilis in High-Risk, HIV-Positive MSM
This pilot study will investigate the feasibility of conducting a large, randomized trial comparing a structural intervention to contingency management to reduce incident syphilis infections in an especially high risk group: HIV+…
- Trial name
- DPMSM (NCT02257658)
- Testing
- Doxycycyline, Incentive
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Los Angeles LGBT Center
Hypertension, Obesity
A Randomized Trial of Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Veterans
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…
- Trial name
- STEP 4 Vets (NCT05554601)
- Testing
- gamification with collaboration, gamification with competition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 725 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Smoking Cessation
Patient Navigation and Financial Incentives to Promote Smoking Cessation
Cigarette smoking is a significant health threat. To eliminate disparities in cancer burden, smoking rates must be reduced among populations where smoking is disproportionately concentrated: those with low socioeconomic status…
- Trial name
- NCT02351609
- Testing
- Intervention, Enhanced Traditional Care control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Physical Inactivity
A Test of Different Incentives and How Effectively They Motivate Walking Behaviour
This study aims to test the effectiveness of different types of incentives to motivate walking among people who use a tracker app.
- Trial name
- NCT06395233
- Testing
- BetterPoints App
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Pulmonary Ventilation
Distribution of Pulmonary Ventilation With the Modified Pachon Incentive vs. Branded Respiratory Incentive
Incentive spirometry is a method to stimulate deep breathing and maximum sustained inflations, which provides participants with visual feedback on the inspiratory volume achieved, favoring lung inflation.
- Trial name
- NCT05532748
- Testing
- Respiratory exercise protocol with the modified Pachon's incentive, Respiratory exercise protocol with Branded respiratory incentive, "Triflo II®"
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Valle, Colombia
HIV/AIDS
Manicaland VMMC Uptake Through Behavioural Incentives Trial
Primary Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an interactive VMMC education session offered by a circumcised health worker and contribution to transport costs for accessing VMMC along with either (1)…
- Trial name
- NCT03565588
- Testing
- Education session with fixed incentive, Education session with lottery incentive
- Where
- 7 sites in Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 1,028 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Gregson
Activity, Motor, Social Isolation
Using Social Connectedness to Increase Physical Activity
A randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of social incentives relative to traditional incentives in promoting walking behavior among college students (N=200).
- Trial name
- NCT04573972
- Testing
- Social Incentive, Standard Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Immunization Coverage, Vaccination
Increasing Measles Vaccination Coverage Through Supplementation With an SQ-LNS Incentive in Children Aged 6-23 Months
Provision of SQ-LNS also holds promise in incentivizing vaccination as well as other health services. The investigators will estimate 1) the effectiveness of a SQ-LNS mass supplementation program added to routine immunization…
- Conditions
- Immunization Coverage, Vaccination, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06387511
- Testing
- Small-quantity lipid-based nutrition supplements (SQ-LNS) NutriVax, Sensitization on vaccination and on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 3,814 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance for International Medical Action
Binge Eating
Food and the Brain
The proposed study will examine the role of reward and emotion in women with and without a history of binge eating. It is important to understand how the brain responds to reward and emotion in binge eating in order to identify…
- Trial name
- NCT02743000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
HIV Infection
The Use of Peer Referral Incentives to Increase Demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in Zambia
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) have partnered to pilot an peer-referral incentive program to increase voluntary medical male…
- Trial name
- NCT02012816
- Testing
- Peer-referral incentive program to increase VMMC uptake
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 725 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Smoking Cessation
BE Smokefree: Behavioral Economics Incentives to Engage Adolescents in Smoking Cessation
More than 90% of adult smokers initiate tobacco use before age 18, making prevention and treatment of adolescent smoking a critical health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT03670264
- Testing
- Quitline Incentive, Tobacco Cessation Incentive, Way to Health (WTH) Platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
Incentive Processing and Learning in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
The purpose of this study is to investigate areas of the brain responsible for 'liking', 'wanting', and learning in adults with eating disorders using brain imaging techniques, computer tasks, a test meal, and self-report…
- Trial name
- NCT05056597
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Diet Quality
Diet Improvement Through Normative Experimentation
This study aims to use a three-arm randomized control trial (RCT) implemented in a fully functional experimental online grocery store, to explore the effects of two low-cost information and incentive-based strategies.
- Trial name
- DINE (NCT05070442)
- Testing
- Norm-based messaging and peer comparison features, Financial Incentives leveraging on loss aversion
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
HIV
iLink (Incentives for Linkage to ART) Study: A Mixed-methods Study to Improve Linkage to HIV Care
The iLink Study examines whether a Conditional Economic Incentive (CEI) may be an effective tool for improving linkage to HIV treatment and care following referral for antiretroviral therapy (ART) services from a mobile health…
- Trial name
- iLink (NCT02440386)
- Testing
- Conditional economic incentive
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Cancer of the Colon
Behavioral Economic Incentives and Cancer Health Risk Assessment
This is an RCT among UPHS employees between ages 50-64 comparing no incentive and a loss-framed incentive for completing cancer health risk assessment.
- Trial name
- NCT03068052
- Testing
- No incentive, Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Weight, Food Choice
Promoting Employee Health Through The Worksite Food Environment
This project tests a scalable and sustainable approach to weight gain prevention in a population of employees by using the worksite environment to deliver personalized feedback about worksite food purchases, daily calorie goals…
- Conditions
- Weight, Food Choice, Nutrition Intake
- Trial name
- ChooseWell 365 (NCT02660086)
- Testing
- Personalized nutrition feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Smoking Cessation
Preliminary Test of Reactive Carrot Incentives in a Practice Quit Environment With Contingency Management Incentives
The primary aim of this study is to pilot test a novel reactive carrot approach for improving individuals' ability to stick to a "practice quit" program in a smoking cessation context.
- Trial name
- NCT05072301
- Testing
- Contingency Management, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University