Clinical trials: Incentives
Obesity
The Weigh Forward, Financial Incentives for Maintenance of Weight Loss
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives in improving and maintaining weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02538783
- Testing
- Escalating Lottery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men
This is a randomized controlled trial to test a combination behavioral and biomedical interventions to improve the HIV prevention and care cascades in a population of mobile men in a high priority setting (fishermen in Kenya).
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
- Trial name
- NCT04772469
- Testing
- Provision of multiple self-tests, Small monetary incentives, Use of SMS/text reminders to motivate adherence to ART or PrEP
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 934 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Financial Incentives, Randomization With Stepped Treatment Trial
The investigators plan to determine the effectiveness of contingency management (CM) plus stepped care for unhealthy alcohol use in HIV-positive patients.
- Trial name
- FIRST (NCT03089320)
- Testing
- Contingency Management Counseling, Addiction Physician Management, Motivational Enhancement Therapy
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Tobacco Smoking
Financial Incentives for Homeless Smokers: A Community-based RCT
This community-based randomized controlled trial will test the effect of contingent financial rewards on smoking abstinence among homeless-experienced adult cigarette smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT04445662
- Testing
- Financial incentives, Varenicline, Tobacco coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Breastfeeding Duration
BOOST: Breastfeeding Onset and Onward With Support Tools
This behavioral intervention trial will test whether a standard care breastfeeding intervention from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program plus monthly financial incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT03964454
- Testing
- WIC support + home-based individual support + Breastfeeding Incentives (SC+BFI), WIC support + home-based individual support (SC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Diabetes Mellitus
Using Digital Health, Financial Incentives, and Community Health Worker Support to Change Health Behavior
This randomized controlled trial tests how digital health monitoring with financial incentives (DFI) and community health worker (CHW) support may affect how a person manages their diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03939793
- Testing
- IMPaCT Community Health Worker, Digital health monitoring with financial incentives, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Physical Activity
Development and Feasibility of an Incentive Scheme to Promote Walking/Cycling to School
The aim of this study is to investigate whether an incentive scheme is a feasible approach to increase walking/cycling to school.
- Trial name
- RIGHT_TRACKS (NCT02282631)
- Testing
- Incentive scheme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Obesity
Social Incentives To Encourage Physical Activity and Understand Predictors
This study tests the effectiveness of three social incentive-based gamification interventions to increase physical activity using a 24-week intervention period with a 12-week follow-up.
- Trial name
- STEPUP (NCT03311230)
- Testing
- Supportive social incentive, Competitive social incentive, Collaborative social incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Feasibility Study on the Impact of Economic Incentives to Improve the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
This feasibility study aims to compare the implementation process of three different interventions that use economic incentives to promote lifestyle behavioral changes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and to identify…
- Trial name
- REDEEM-Pilot (NCT02891382)
- Testing
- Diabetes education, Goal setting, Companion Support
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
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
Health Behavior, Colorectal Cancer
Building Engagement Using Financial Incentives Trial - Colorectal Cancer Screening
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to determine feasibility and explore whether financial incentives paid to primary care patients for completing colorectal cancer screening increase completion of colorectal cancer…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Colorectal Cancer, Influenza, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BENEFIT-C (NCT06124131)
- Testing
- Financial incentive for colorectal cancer screening, Financial incentive for flu shot, Financial incentive for COVID-19 shot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Diabetes, Diabetic Retinopathy
Incentives in Diabetic Eye Assessment by Screening
This trial is a randomised controlled trial to assess whether annual attendance rates at diabetic eye screening appointments in Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster could be improved by offering invitees a small financial…
- Trial name
- IDEAS (NCT02339909)
- Testing
- Fixed financial incentive, Probabilistic financial incentive, Control
- Volunteers
- 1,051 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Bladder Cancer
Steps to Eliminate Postoperative Problems
Radical cystectomy with urinary diversion is associated with substantial perioperative morbidity, including deep venous thrombosis, prolonged ileus, and postoperative functional decline.
- Trial name
- STEPP (NCT02880176)
- Testing
- Financial Incentive to Increase Ambulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine Dependence
Incentives for Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Engagement in Persistent Poverty Counties
The proposed pilot project is designed to evaluate the feasibility and potential efficacy of offering small financial incentives for the completion of smoking cessation counseling and self-reported abstinence at follow-up among…
- Trial name
- CLIMB (NCT05095779)
- Testing
- Coaching calls, Nicotine replacement therapy, Financial Incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
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
Obesity
Financial vs. Non-Financial Rewards for Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance
Three of every four Veterans are overweight or obese, and weight loss is associated with reduced morbidity and mortality. The VA MOVE! program for weight loss is moderately effective but only reaches a small percentage of…
- Trial name
- NCT02957539
- Testing
- Financial rewards, Non-Financial rewards
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sedentary Employees
Way to Be Active 2 (Lotteries)
Employers are increasingly looking for opportunities to motivate sedentary employees to become more physically active. Workplace walking programs have had mixed success and typically show most improvement among participants that…
- Trial name
- NCT02005276
- Testing
- Basic Lottery, Combined Lottery, Jackpot Lottery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Substance-related Disorders
Voucher-Based Incentives in a Prevention Setting
This study evaluates a contingency management program that rewards homeless, non-treatment-seeking substance abusing men who have sex with men (MSM) for abstaining from drugs and for performing prosocial behaviors.
- Trial name
- VIPS (NCT00607269)
- Testing
- Voucher-Based Reinforcement Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Opioid Use Disorder, Medication Adherence
MHealth Incentivized Adherence Plus Patient Navigation
Polysubstance use involving opioids and methamphetamine is emerging as a new public health crisis. Patients with opioids and methamphetamine use often experience serious medical complications requiring hospitalization, which…
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Medication Adherence, Polysubstance Drug Use (Indiscriminate Drug Use), Methamphetamine-dependence
- Trial name
- MIAPP (NCT06027814)
- Testing
- Patient Navigation and mHealth (PN+mHealth)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Smoking Cessation
Comparing Smoking Cessation Interventions Among Underserved Patients Referred for Lung Cancer Screening
To compare the effectiveness of four interventions to promote sustained, biochemically confirmed smoking abstinence for 6 months among underserved smokers referred for lung cancer screening at four large U.S. health systems.
- Trial name
- NCT04798664
- Testing
- Removal of Financial Barriers, Financial Incentives, Mobile Health Application
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,228 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine