Employee Health and Well-beingNCT03164330
Illinois Workplace Wellness Study
A study testing Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation and Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation in people with Employee Health and Well-being, run by National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Workplace wellness programs have become a $6 billion industry and are widely touted as a way to improve employee well-being, reduce health care costs by promoting prevention, and increase workplace productivity. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Employee Health and Well-being
- What is being tested?
- Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation and Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 4,834 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 11 Jul 2016to Dec 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Benefits eligible employees at UIUC. Physically located on UIUC campus, not terminated, eligible for benefits.
Who cannot join
- Members of the research team, employees directly involved with the approval or implementation of the study, family members of the research team.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Workplace wellness programs have become a $6 billion industry and are widely touted as a way to improve employee well-being, reduce health care costs by promoting prevention, and increase workplace productivity. Yet, there is little rigorous evidence available to support these claims, partly because the voluntary nature of these programs means that participants may differ from nonparticipants for reasons unrelated to the causal effects of the wellness program. The investigators will implement a randomized control trial to identify the effects of incentives on wellness program participation, produce causal estimates of the effect of wellness programs on health outcomes, determine what kinds of employees benefit from wellness programs the most, and test for the presence of peer effects in wellness participation.
- Conditions
- Employee Health and Well-being
- Being tested
- Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation, Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation, Biometric Screening/HRA - High Compensation, Wellness Activities - Low Compensation
- Keywords
- Health Care, Workplace Wellness, Preventative Health Care, Health Costs
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Workplace Wellness ProgramBehavioural
Also called Biometric Screening, Health Risk Assessment, Wellness Course
Treatment group members will then be offered the opportunity to participate in a biometric screening and health risk assessment (biometric screening + HRA), and -- conditional on completing an biometric screening + HRA -- up to two, semester-long wellness programs. Treatment group members will be offered varying levels of cash reward for completing the biometric screening + HRA (none, moderate, high), and an additional cash reward for completing each wellness activity (low, high), for a total of 6 treatment cells. Follow-up surveys and biometric screenings will be administered one year later, among a subset of control and treatment group members.
Biometric Screening/HRA - No CompensationBehavioural
The biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, and waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); and (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. No compensation for completion.
Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate CompensationBehavioural
The biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, \& waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); \& (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. Moderate compensation for completion.
Biometric Screening/HRA - High CompensationBehavioural
The biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, and waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); and (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. High compensation for completion.
Wellness Activities - Low CompensationBehavioural
Courses are designed by the UI Wellness Center and include an Active Living class; self-paced online health challenges in physical activity, weight management, and healthy eating; a weight management class; a tobacco cessation hotline; a stress management class; a Tai Chi class; and a chronic disease management class. Low compensation for each class.
Wellness Activities - High CompensationBehavioural
Courses are designed by the UI Wellness Center and include an Active Living class; self-paced online health challenges in physical activity, weight management, and healthy eating; a weight management class; a tobacco cessation hotline; a stress management class; a Tai Chi class; and a chronic disease management class. High compensation for each class.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | The control group takes a baseline survey, and thereafter has minimal interaction with the project, until a follow-up biometric screening is conducted during the one-year follow-up. |
| A25 | Experimental | Group A25 is offered no compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and low compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study.
Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No compensation, Wellness Activities - low compensation Receives: Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program; Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation; Behavioral: Wellness Activities - Low Compensation |
| A75 | Experimental | Group A75 is offered no compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and high compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study.
Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation Receives: Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program; Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation; Behavioral: Wellness Activities - High Compensation |
| B25 | Experimental | Group B25 is offered moderate compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and low compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study.
Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - moderate compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation Receives: Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program; Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation; Behavioral: Wellness Activities - Low Compensation |
| B75 | Experimental | Group B75 is offered moderate compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and high compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study.
Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - moderate compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation Receives: Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program; Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation; Behavioral: Wellness Activities - High Compensation |
| C25 | Experimental | Group C25 is offered high compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and low compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study.
Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - high compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation Receives: Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program; Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - High Compensation; Behavioral: Wellness Activities - Low Compensation |
| C75 | Experimental | Group C75 is offered high compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and high compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study.
Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - high compensation Wellness Activities - high compensation Receives: Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program; Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - High Compensation; Behavioral: Wellness Activities - High Compensation |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Wellness Program participation
Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities
Measured: First year of study
Wellness Program participation
Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities
Measured: Second year of study
Selection into treatment by baseline health spending
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Average monthly spending prior to the intervention is measured via administrative health claims data.
Measured: 13 months prior to study
Selection into treatment by self-reported health
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Self-reported health is measured as excellent, good, average, or poor.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by gender
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Gender is measured in administrative HR records.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by Age
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Age is grouped into three categories: younger than 37, age 37 to 49, age 50 or higher.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by race
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Race is measure via administrative HR records, as white or nonwhite.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by salary quartile
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Salary, measured by administrative HR records, is coded into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quartile.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by self-reported health utilization
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Health care utilization is measured by survey, with yes/no variable for: ever having been screened, prescription drug use, physician/ER visit in prior year, hospital visit in the past year.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by smoking status
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Smoking status is measured via survey, with yes/no variables for: current smoker of cigarettes, current smoker of other product, former smoker, never smoker.
Measured: Baseline measure
Selection into treatment by chronic condition
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Chronic condition is measured via baseline survey, and coded as a yes/no variable.
Measured: Baseline measure
Health Insurance Spending
Spending as measured in health insurance claims data
Measured: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Employment and Productivity
Promotion, job termination, sick leave, attitude toward management, index of these variables
Measured: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Health Status and Behaviors
Marathon participation, gym visits, health screening
Measured: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Height
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Height is measured in feet and inches.
Measured: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Weight
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Weight is measured in pounds and ounces.
Measured: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Waist circumference
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Circumference is measured in inches.
Measured: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Resting blood pressure
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg.
Measured: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Blood glucose
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood glucose is measured in mg/dL.
Measured: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Cholesterol levels
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Cholesterol is measured mg/dL. We measure lipids: LDL, HDL, and triglycerides.
Measured: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 May 2017
- Study start11 Jul 2016
- Primary completionDec 2020 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2020 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Employee Health and Well-beingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Our primary analysis compares outcomes between a control group and six (6) treatment groups. Our secondary analysis compares pre-determined characteristics across members of the treatment group who adopt the intervention and those who do not.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Care provider
- Enrolment
- 4,834 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Damon Jones, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Investigators
- Damon Jones, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Chicago
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03164330
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0008
- Other IDs
- R01AG050701, 73730, 2016-06638, 2016
- Status last verified
- Apr 2020
- First submitted
- 17 May 2017
- Last updated
- 24 Apr 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Our study will collect detailed data on human subjects and perform several analyses using these data. These data will include self-reported survey data, biometric data, employer administrative data, and health care insurance claims data. Because our data are confidential and include protected health information, we can only share a de-identified version of the data. A statement is included on the study's informed consent form to secure participant's consent to make the de-identified data available to outside researchers. We will also provide replication code that will allow individuals to replicate all of our results. The public use version of our data and replication code for our analyses will be posted publicly on our study's website, which will be hosted at www.nber.org, as well as on the PI's websites.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Apr 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Illinois Workplace Wellness Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03164330
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 0008
- Conditions
- Employee Health and Well-being
- Keywords
- Health Care, Workplace Wellness, Preventative Health Care, Health Costs
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 4,834 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Chicago, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Study start
- 11 Jul 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2020 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2020 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 May 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Workplace wellness programs have become a $6 billion industry and are widely touted as a way to improve employee well-being, reduce health care costs by promoting prevention, and increase workplace productivity. Yet, there is little rigorous evidence available to support these claims, partly because the voluntary nature of these programs means that participants may differ from nonparticipants for reasons unrelated to the causal effects of the wellness program. The investigators will implement a randomized control trial to identify the effects of incentives on wellness program participation, produce causal estimates of the effect of wellness programs on health outcomes, determine what kinds of employees benefit from wellness programs the most, and test for the presence of peer effects in wellness participation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (care provider)
- Number of arms
- 7
- Model description
- Our primary analysis compares outcomes between a control group and six (6) treatment groups. Our secondary analysis compares pre-determined characteristics across members of the treatment group who adopt the intervention and those who do not.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | –The control group takes a baseline survey, and thereafter has minimal interaction with the project, until a follow-up biometric screening is conducted during the one-year follow-up. |
| A25 | Experimental | Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program, Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation, Behavioral: Wellness Activities - Low CompensationGroup A25 is offered no compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and low compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study. Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No compensation, Wellness Activities - low compensation |
| A75 | Experimental | Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program, Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation, Behavioral: Wellness Activities - High CompensationGroup A75 is offered no compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and high compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study. Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation |
| B25 | Experimental | Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program, Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation, Behavioral: Wellness Activities - Low CompensationGroup B25 is offered moderate compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and low compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study. Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - moderate compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation |
| B75 | Experimental | Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program, Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation, Behavioral: Wellness Activities - High CompensationGroup B75 is offered moderate compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and high compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study. Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - moderate compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation |
| C25 | Experimental | Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program, Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - High Compensation, Behavioral: Wellness Activities - Low CompensationGroup C25 is offered high compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and low compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study. Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - high compensation, Wellness Activities - high compensation |
| C75 | Experimental | Behavioral: Workplace Wellness Program, Behavioral: Biometric Screening/HRA - High Compensation, Behavioral: Wellness Activities - High CompensationGroup C75 is offered high compensation for completing a biometric screening and HRA, and high compensation for each completed wellness course in the fall or spring of the study. Interventions: Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - high compensation Wellness Activities - high compensation |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Benefits eligible employees at UIUC. Physically located on UIUC campus, not terminated, eligible for benefits.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Members of the research team, employees directly involved with the approval or implementation of the study, family members of the research team.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Workplace Wellness ProgramAlso: Biometric Screening, Health Risk Assessment, Wellness CourseTreatment group members will then be offered the opportunity to participate in a biometric screening and health risk assessment (biometric screening + HRA), and -- conditional on completing an biometric screening + HRA -- up to two, semester-long wellness programs. Treatment group members will be offered varying levels of cash reward for completing the biometric screening + HRA (none, moderate, high), and an additional cash reward for completing each wellness activity (low, high), for a total of 6 treatment cells. Follow-up surveys and biometric screenings will be administered one year later, among a subset of control and treatment group members. | Behavioural | A25, A75, B25, B75, C25, C75 |
| Biometric Screening/HRA - No CompensationThe biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, and waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); and (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. No compensation for completion. | Behavioural | A25, A75 |
| Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate CompensationThe biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, \& waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); \& (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. Moderate compensation for completion. | Behavioural | B25, B75 |
| Biometric Screening/HRA - High CompensationThe biometric test will measure: (1) anthropometrics such as height, weight, and waist circumference (to assess obesity and overweight status); (2) resting blood pressure (to assess hypertension); (3) blood glucose (to assess diabetes risk); and (4) total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels, total cholesterol ratio, and triglycerides (to assess risk of cardiovascular disease). The HRA is a survey designed to identify areas of health improvement, by asking a series of questions related to wellness, health status, nutrition, healthy activities, desire to improve health, preventative health measures. The HRA is also pre-populated with biometric information from the screening. Upon completion, participants are given customized feedback on areas of improvement. High compensation for completion. | Behavioural | C25, C75 |
| Wellness Activities - Low CompensationCourses are designed by the UI Wellness Center and include an Active Living class; self-paced online health challenges in physical activity, weight management, and healthy eating; a weight management class; a tobacco cessation hotline; a stress management class; a Tai Chi class; and a chronic disease management class. Low compensation for each class. | Behavioural | A25, B25, C25 |
| Wellness Activities - High CompensationCourses are designed by the UI Wellness Center and include an Active Living class; self-paced online health challenges in physical activity, weight management, and healthy eating; a weight management class; a tobacco cessation hotline; a stress management class; a Tai Chi class; and a chronic disease management class. High compensation for each class. | Behavioural | A75, B75, C75 |
Primary outcome
Wellness Program participation
Time frame: First year of study
Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities
Wellness Program participation
Time frame: Second year of study
Completion of biometric screening, HRA, wellness activities
Selection into treatment by baseline health spending
Time frame: 13 months prior to study
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Average monthly spending prior to the intervention is measured via administrative health claims data.
Selection into treatment by self-reported health
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Self-reported health is measured as excellent, good, average, or poor.
Selection into treatment by gender
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Gender is measured in administrative HR records.
Selection into treatment by Age
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Age is grouped into three categories: younger than 37, age 37 to 49, age 50 or higher.
Selection into treatment by race
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Race is measure via administrative HR records, as white or nonwhite.
Selection into treatment by salary quartile
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Salary, measured by administrative HR records, is coded into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quartile.
Selection into treatment by self-reported health utilization
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Health care utilization is measured by survey, with yes/no variable for: ever having been screened, prescription drug use, physician/ER visit in prior year, hospital visit in the past year.
Selection into treatment by smoking status
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Smoking status is measured via survey, with yes/no variables for: current smoker of cigarettes, current smoker of other product, former smoker, never smoker.
Selection into treatment by chronic condition
Time frame: Baseline measure
The investigators will compare the average observable characteristics of participants, relative to treatment non-participants. Chronic condition is measured via baseline survey, and coded as a yes/no variable.
Health Insurance Spending
Time frame: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Spending as measured in health insurance claims data
Employment and Productivity
Time frame: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Promotion, job termination, sick leave, attitude toward management, index of these variables
Health Status and Behaviors
Time frame: 12 months and 24-30 months following study
Marathon participation, gym visits, health screening
Height
Time frame: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Height is measured in feet and inches.
Weight
Time frame: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Weight is measured in pounds and ounces.
Waist circumference
Time frame: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Circumference is measured in inches.
Resting blood pressure
Time frame: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood pressure is measured in mm Hg.
Blood glucose
Time frame: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Blood glucose is measured in mg/dL.
Cholesterol levels
Time frame: 1 year following study, 2 years following study
Biometric health measures collected one year after study. Cholesterol is measured mg/dL. We measure lipids: LDL, HDL, and triglycerides.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Apr 2020.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Our study will collect detailed data on human subjects and perform several analyses using these data. These data will include self-reported survey data, biometric data, employer administrative data, and health care insurance claims data. Because our data are confidential and include protected health information, we can only share a de-identified version of the data. A statement is included on the study's informed consent form to secure participant's consent to make the de-identified data available to outside researchers. We will also provide replication code that will allow individuals to replicate all of our results. The public use version of our data and replication code for our analyses will be posted publicly on our study's website, which will be hosted at www.nber.org, as well as on the PI's websites.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Damon Jones, PhD principal investigator
University of Chicago
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Workplace Wellness Program, Biometric Screening/HRA - No Compensation and Biometric Screening/HRA - Moderate Compensation in people with Employee Health and Well-being, run by National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Apr 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Wellness Program participation (time frame: First year of study). The study lists 20 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Apr 2020.