Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening), Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening)
Conditions
Keywords
behavioral economics, nudge, scratch off, blood pressure check, cholesterol test
Brief summary
The goal of this project is to determine whether prompting the recipient of a health reminder mailing to scratch off targeted area.
Detailed description
The investigators will randomly assign individuals with different scratch off messages to 3 groups. The investigators are interested in whether the scratch off message will result in an increase in compliance with the recommended health behavior.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALScratchoff Prompt: Name of Test
A prompt will have the recipient scratch off the message that reveals the name of the test that the recipient needs
BEHAVIORALScratchoff Prompt: Call to Action
A prompt will have the recipient scratch off the message to find out how to follow the recommendation that the test be received.
BEHAVIORALControl
No scratch-off element
Sponsors
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a blood pressure check * Indications according to Spring 2011 CDC criteria for a cholesterol test * Employee at partner corporation that implemented the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of Participants that schedule an appointment for receipt of the relevant test | up to 52 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed