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The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement


N/A
18 Years
N/A
Not Enrolling
Both
In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening), In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening), In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes)

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Trial Information

The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement


The investigators will randomly assign some individuals with 4-9 year old children to
receive colorful reminders to engage in a given health behavior. Others will receive
identical reminders along with a prompt to share the reminder sheet with their child so it
can be turned into a piece of art. The investigators are interested in whether the coloring
prompt will lead the reminder to stay in the home for longer, be placed on the refrigerator,
etc. and thus result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.


Inclusion Criteria:



- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a Pap smear

- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check

- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test

- Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a fasting plasma glucose test

- Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Outcome Measure:

Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear.

Outcome Time Frame:

up to 52 weeks

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Katherine L Milkman, Ph.D.

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

University of Pennsylvania

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

813606

NCT ID:

NCT01352390

Start Date:

May 2011

Completion Date:

September 2012

Related Keywords:

  • In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening)
  • In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening)
  • In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening)
  • In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes)
  • behavioral economics
  • nudge
  • artwork
  • Pap smear
  • Blood pressure check
  • Cholesterol test
  • Fasting plasma glucose test
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Hypertension
  • Lipid Metabolism Disorders

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Location

University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19104