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Conditions
Overweight and Obesity
Interventions
Financial incentives
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Nebraska
Other
Eligibility
19 Years and older
Enrollment
119 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Omaha, Nebraska
Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Testing Strategies for Weight Loss, II

NCT00739492
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
financial incentives
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
30 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
66 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2008 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Obesity, Obesity; Drug, Lifestyle, Healthy
Interventions
Online Lifestyle Behavioral Therapy, Phentermine Hydrochloride 8 MG
Behavioral · Drug
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
870 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
4
States / cities
Los Angeles, California • Saint Louis Park, Minnesota • Winston-Salem, North Carolina + 1 more
Conditions
Automobile Accident
Interventions
Weekly feedback, End of intervention period incentive, Loss-framed weekly incentive
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
16 Years and older
Enrollment
2,108 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Different levels of cost sharing
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
1,239 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2014
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Davidson, North Carolina • Nashville, Tennessee
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Incentivizing Behavior Change Skills to Promote Weight Loss

NCT02691260
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
incentives for dietary self-monitoring, incentives for interim weight loss, incentives for both
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
105 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Internet Assisted Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Financial Incentives

NCT02688621
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Internet Only, Internet + Incentives
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Vermont
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
418 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2019
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Columbia, South Carolina • Burlington, Vermont
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

An Adaptive Physical Activity Intervention for Overweight Adults

NCT01793064
Conditions
Physical Activity
Interventions
Adaptive Intervention (AI), Static Intervention (SI)
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Arizona State University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2010 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Diego, California
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
Gamification with social incentives
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
34 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2020 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Low Intensity Weight Loss for Young Adults

NCT02736981
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL), BWL + Autonomous Motivation, BWL + Extrinsic Motivation
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 25 Years
Enrollment
382 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2016 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Richmond, Virginia
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Packaging and Disseminating the JOIN for ME Program in Low-Income Settings

NCT04647760
Conditions
Pediatric Obesity
Interventions
JOIN for ME
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
The Miriam Hospital
Other
Eligibility
6 Years to 12 Years
Enrollment
111 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2021 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Providence, Rhode Island
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Escalating Lottery
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
30 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
259 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2018
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Testing Strategies to Encourage Weight Loss in an Employer Setting

NCT01208350
Conditions
Weight Loss
Interventions
No intervention, Group-based payout, Individual payout
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
105 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Physical Activity
Interventions
Social Incentive Gamification, Support Sponsor, Financial Incentive
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
180 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Overweight, Obese
Interventions
Steps to Health, Steps to Health Plus!
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
550 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Bladder Cancer
Interventions
social incentive-based gamification
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
64 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2022
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Obese
Interventions
Goal-Directed Financial Incentives, Enhanced Usual Care, Outcome-based Financial Incentives
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
668 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Sylmar, California • Brooklyn, New York
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Monetary Incentive Delay Task for Probing Reward-related Neural Processes

NCT06369623
Conditions
Adolescent Development
Interventions
Monetary Incentive Delay Task
Other
Lead sponsor
Stony Brook University
Other
Eligibility
14 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stony Brook, New York
Conditions
Insufficient Sleep, Obesity
Interventions
Fixed sleep goal, Personalized sleep goal, Digital sleep health messaging without virtual study visit, Digital sleep health messaging with virtual study visit, Inactive Parent-Directed Loss-Framed Incentive, Active Parent-Directed Loss-Framed Incentive, Inactive Supportive Feedback, Active Supportive Feedback
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Other
Eligibility
8 Years to 12 Years
Enrollment
5,000 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Shape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss program, Shape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss program + Groups, Shape Up Rhode Island + Online weight loss + Incentives
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
The Miriam Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
300 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Providence, Rhode Island
Conditions
Overweight, Obese
Interventions
Bi-weekly in person meetings with a Registered Dietician, Financial incentives for weight loss maintenance
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 24 Years
Enrollment
144 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2012 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Social Incentives to Increase Mobility

NCT03321279
Conditions
Pneumonia, Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Interventions
Social Incentive
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
233 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Brain Concussion, Head Injury
Interventions
Streak incentive, Loss-based incentive, Flat-fee control status quo condition, Flat-Fitbit control status quo condition
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Other
Eligibility
13 Years to 64 Years
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Financial Incentives
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
30 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment
57 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2007 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania