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Effectiveness of a behavioral incentive scheme linked to goal achievement: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Julie Redfern, Gemma Enright, Simon Raadsma, Margaret Allman-Farinelli, Christine Innes-Hughes, Santosh Khanal, Santash Khanal, Sarah Lukeis, Chris Rissel, Alex Gyani

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Trial report in Trials, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Interventions for preventing obesity in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Julie RedfernThe George Institute for Global Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Level 10, King George V Building, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, Australia. jredfern@georgeinstitute.org.au.
Gemma EnrightDepartment of Premier and Cabinet, Sydney, Australia. gemma.enright@dpc.nsw.gov.au.
Simon RaadsmaDepartment of Premier and Cabinet, Sydney, Australia. simon.raadsma@dpc.nsw.gov.au.
Margaret Allman-FarinelliUniversity of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. margaret.allman-farinelli@sydney.edu.au.
Christine Innes-HughesNSW Office of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia. Christine.Innes-Hughes@sswahs.nsw.gov.au.
Santosh KhanalNSW Office of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia. Santosh.Khanal@sswahs.nsw.gov.au.
Santash KhanalNSW Office of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia. Santosh.Khanal@sswahs.nsw.gov.au.
Sarah LukeisBetter Health Company, Melbourne, Australia. sarah@betterhealthcompany.org.
Chris RisselNSW Office of Preventive Health, Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia. Chris.Rissel@sswahs.nsw.gov.au.
Alex GyaniDepartment of Premier and Cabinet, Sydney, Australia. alex.gyani@dpc.nsw.gov.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChildhood obesity is a concern in Australia and across the world. Community-based weight management programs are an important response to address childhood obesity. However, the scientific literature suggests that their effectiveness could potentially be enhanced by providing a structured incentive scheme. This proposal aims to determine the effectiveness of enhanced goal setting linked to a structured incentive scheme designed to improve the sustained health and wellbeing of overweight/obese children within the context of an existing community-based program. METHODS/

designThis study is a cluster randomized controlled trial delivered within the context of the existing NSW "Go4Fun" program with a 10-week and 6- and 12-month follow-up (n = 40 sites, 570 participants) that compares the effectiveness of small changes to the program in which children were asked to set goals (supported by text messages) and were given rewards for achieving them (intervention). This will be compared to the standard/existing program (control), which did not have the same structured incentive program. Data will be collected for all participants at baseline, end of program, and at 6 and 12 months. The primary outcome is a mean change in body mass index (BMI) z score at the 12-month follow-up. Secondary outcomes include anthropometric measures (body weight, height, and waist circumference) and behavioral measures collected via validated questionnaires. A process evaluation (comprising surveys and focus groups) to determine acceptability and sustainability and to inform downstream translation will also be conducted. DISCUSSION: This study will inform policy and program delivery as well as the broader evidence base regarding goal achievement and incentive schemes directed at children's health-related behaviors and will provide evidence that is likely to be transferrable across a range of health conditions.

trial registrationACTRN12615000558527 registered on 29 May 2015.

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AchievementBehavior TherapyClinical ProtocolsAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildCommunity Health ServicesFemaleHumansMaleObesity

Identifiers

PMID26775262
PMCPMC4715870

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