The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to ask his or her 4-9 year-old child to color on the reminder could increase engagement with the targeted health behavior

Detailed Description
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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.

Official Title
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The Effect of a Coloring Prompt on Health Engagement

Conditions
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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)

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Planning Prompt
* Behavioral: Control Condition


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Control Condition<br>A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to receive a health test as specified on the mailing | Behavioral: Control Condition<br>* A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to get a health test as specified on the mailing<br>|
| Experimental: Artwork Prompt Condition<br>A basic reminder mailing will prompt each subject to give their child a reminder postcard to color | Behavioral: Planning Prompt<br>* A prompt to have their child their health test reminder mailing to color<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Pap smear. |  | up to 52 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Blood pressure check |  | up to 52 weeks | 
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Cholesterol test |  | up to 52 weeks | 
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of a Fasting plasma glucose test |  | up to 52 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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behavioral economics, nudge, artwork, Pap smear, Blood pressure check, Cholesterol test, Fasting plasma glucose test