Status:

COMPLETED

Tying Devices as a Means of Increasing Exercise

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators propose that healthy behaviors such as exercise could be increased through the use of tying devices - mechanisms that force a coupling of addictive activities (listening to the next ...

Detailed Description

The study will test the effect of the following treatments as a means of increasing gym attendance over 10 weeks: 1. Participants receive access to 4 iTunes audio novels on their own iPods and prompte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Stable health as determined by the screening of their medical history
  • Own an iPod
  • An interest in exercising more regularly
  • Belong to the Pottruck Gym at University of Pennsylvania
  • Interested in exercising more through the use of aerobic exercise machines

Exclusion

  • Recent myocardial infraction
  • congestive heart failure
  • uncontrolled hypertension
  • self-report of 6 or more alcoholic beverages per day or use of any illicit drugs
  • bulimia nervosa or related behaviors
  • diabetes medication

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

226 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01410812

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

December 19 2018

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104