Exercise Incentives for YMCA Based Exercise

Description

The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to test financial incentive programs (versus control) to promote physical activity among 330 adults who have a YMCA membership. Participants will have the opportunity to earn up to $100 or $200 (depending on the condition they are assigned to) for attending at least 50 sessions at the YMCA over 6 months. Participants will have two 6-month windows during which they will have the opportunity to earn the incentive. In addition to the incentives, participants will complete research assessments every 3 months.

Conditions

Physical Inactivity

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Study overview

The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial to test financial incentive programs (versus control) to promote physical activity among 330 adults who have a YMCA membership. Participants will have the opportunity to earn up to $100 or $200 (depending on the condition they are assigned to) for attending at least 50 sessions at the YMCA over 6 months. Participants will have two 6-month windows during which they will have the opportunity to earn the incentive. In addition to the incentives, participants will complete research assessments every 3 months.

Empirical Testing of a Widely Available Insurance-based Monetary Incentive Program for Exercise: A Randomized Trial

Exercise Incentives for YMCA Based Exercise

Condition
Physical Inactivity
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Providence

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02912

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. A current member, or willing to become a current member of one of the following branches of the YMCA:
  • 1. Bayside Family YMCA (Barrington, RI)
  • 2. Cranston YMCA (Cranston, RI)
  • 3. East Side/Mt. Hope YMCA (Providence, RI)
  • 4. Kent County YMCA (Warwick, RI)
  • 5. Newman YMCA (Seekonk, MA)
  • 6. South County YMCA (South Kingston, RI)
  • 2. Age 18 years or older
  • 3. Physically capable of engaging in exercise
  • 1. Not a current member, and unwilling to become a member of one of the above listed YMCA branches.
  • 2. Under age 18.
  • 3. Physically incapable of exercise
  • 4. Doctor has recommended that you should not exercise because of a current health condition

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Brown University,

David M Williams, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brown University School of Public Health

Omar Galarraga, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brown University School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

2027-06-30