NCT05554601Active, not recruiting
A Randomized Trial of Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Veterans
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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 promotion, can lead to sustained increases in physical activity if it is designed using insights from behavioral economics to enhance social incentives. In this study, the investigators will compare the effectiveness of behaviorally designed gamification that encourages Veterans to collaborate or compete on physical activity levels and examine clinical outcomes as well as costs, barriers and facilitators to implementation of the program within Veterans Affairs.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 725 (actual)
- First submitted
- 21 Sept 2022
- Start date
- 17 Jul 2023
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Diseases
- Obesity, High blood pressure
- NCT number
- NCT05554601
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 725
- From 17 Jul 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Jul 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- any medical conditions prohibiting ambulation without assistance
Lab values
- if the Veteran is at a higher level of physical activity (i.e., baseline step count \>7500 steps per day)
Other
- currently participating in another physical activity research study
- if a 9-month physical activity program is infeasible or unsafe
Who the study is looking for
- Veterans receiving care at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (CMCVAMC)
- a body mass index \> 30
- a hypertension diagnosis with systolic blood pressure \>140mm Hg
- are interested in participating in a 9-month physical activity program
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
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