The Effect of Active Choice on Nurse Visit Participation

National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Status: Completed

Conditions: Participation in Nurse Visits

Treatments: Behavioral: The Effect of Active Choice on Nurse Visit Participation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01250392

P30AG034532 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this project is to see if behavioral nudges will increase an individual's likelihood of participating in a nurse visit. The behavioral nudges under consideration are encouraging subjects to make an active choice and sending reminders.

Full description

The employees in our sample will schedule their nurse visit time slot via e-mail and a health service provider website. Much as is the case in the current system, the control group will be informed via e-mail of the window of dates during which they can take part in the on-site screening and given instructions for scheduling an appointment. The treatment group, the active choice only arm, will be given the same information as the control group, but they will also be asked to make an appointment immediately, defer the scheduling decision, or decline to receive a screening. The treatment group will also receive email reminders one week before their appointment.

Enrollment: 3,500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Harrah's employee
• Registered e-mail address with Harrah's
• Part of Harrah's Choosing Wellness Program

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18
• Already participated in a nurse visit

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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3,500 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Arm

Other group

Description:

The control group will be informed via e-mail of the window of dates during which they can take part in the on-site screening and given instructions for scheduling an appointment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Effect of Active Choice on Nurse Visit Participation

Active Choice Only Arm

Experimental group

Description:

The active choice only arm, will be given the same information as the control group, but they will also be asked to make an appointment immediately, defer the scheduling decision, or decline to receive a screening.

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Effect of Active Choice on Nurse Visit Participation