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An Incentive-based mHealth Application for Physical Activity

Completed

Open to: ALL

Age: 18.0 - N/A

Leeds

Medical Conditions

Physical Inactivity
Healthy Eating

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This 12-week single-arm pilot study in the UK evaluated an incentive-based mobile health (mHealth) physical activity (PA) intervention using the ORBIT model. The study focused on two groups: "users," who agreed to aggregate data analysis via the Caterpillar Health app, and "participants," who consented to individualized data collection, including demographic and health information. The app, launched in Leeds and later across the UK, used step tracking and offered rewards such as movie tickets and gym passes for meeting personalized step goals. The app's design, guided by the COM-B model, incorporated behaviour change techniques such as real-time feedback, social support, and gamification to promote PA and user engagement. The study assessed the app's user uptake and effectiveness in increasing PA and engagement.

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The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

Sep 2022 Dec 2022

INTERVENTIONAL

Intervention Type : BEHAVIORAL
Intervention Description : Caterpillar Health (Caterpillar Health Inc., Leeds, UK) is a multi-component healthy living app that includes financial incentive (points redeemable for consumer goods like movies or gym passes) and was made available to Leeds, UK residents on the Apple iTunes/App Store and Google Play app stores on August 8, 2022. The app was later made available to all of the UK as of October 3, 2022. The app uses the smartphone's in-built accelerometer and/or is integrated with Apple Health and Google Fit to promote physical activity through step tracking. To offer a variety of popular incentives, Caterpillar Health formed partnerships with two major UK based companies, Vue Cinema and Hussle (a gym network system), allowing users to redeem points for free movie and gym passes. Additionally, the company collaborated with a UK health agency (Active Leeds via Leeds City Council) to assist in the development and approval of educational health quiz content.

Intervention Arm Group : Financial Health Incentives;



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  • Caterpillar Health
    Leeds


The study is sponsored by Western University, Canada



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Read full details for Trial ID: NCT05294692
Last updated 25 October 2024

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