Evive Health Randomized Controlled Trials

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: People Due for Colonoscopy; People Due for Blood Pressure Test; People Due for Cholesterol Test; People Due for Mammogram

Treatments: Behavioral: Curiosity; Behavioral: Control; Behavioral: Curiosity linked to Action

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01653197

813606-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The mailer will encourage those who are due for mammograms, colonoscopies, blood pressure or cholesterol tests to receive the appropriate test. This particular mailer will only be sent to Evive clients in need to the test in question. The research will examine differences in follow-through on this recommendation among the targeted population over the 3-12 month period following the mailing as a function of experimental condition.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Employee at partner corporation
• Due for mammogram, colonoscopy, blood pressure or cholesterol test

Exclusion criteria

• Already received mammogram, colonoscopy, blood pressure or cholesterol test

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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29 participants in 3 patient groups

Control

Experimental group

Description:

On top of reminder, state: "Here's a fun fact to cheer you on your way:" and include a curiosity-inducing question and answer (e.g., "Q: Which is the only state that allows you to cast absentee ballots from outer space? // A: Texas")

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control

Curiosity

Experimental group

Description:

On top of reminder, state: "Here's a fun fact to cheer you on your way." and include a curiosity-inducing question (e.g., "Q: Which is the only state that allows you to cast absentee ballots from outer space?") Place the answer under a scratch-off patch ("A: Texas").

Treatment:

Behavioral: Curiosity

Curiosity linked to Action

Experimental group

Description:

On top of reminder, state: "Here's a fun fact to cheer you on your way. Reward yourself by scratching off the answer only after you've made your \[colonoscopy/mammogram/etc.\] appointment!" and include a curiosity-inducing question (e.g., "Q: Which is the only state that allows you to cast absentee ballots from outer space?") Place the answer under a scratch-off patch ("A: Texas")

Treatment:

Behavioral: Curiosity linked to Action