Effectiveness of the Walking Intervention Walkadoo: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial in an Employee Population

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02229409

Enrollment

265

Registered

2014-09-01

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

2014-11-30

Last updated

2016-02-04

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

adults

Brief summary

This study evaluates the product Walkadoo to determine whether it effectively increases walking behavior in healthy adults.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALWalkadoo

Walkadoo is a MeYou Health, LLC product.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Adults 18 years or older; * Healthways employees based in Franklin, TN with an email account with the company; * Provide informed consent and complete eligibility questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

* Current or prior use of the intervention Walkadoo * Presence of a chronic condition that affects walking * Projected inability to access the internet for 4 consecutive days or longer during the study * Non-adherence to device wear during baseline

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average steps per day	6 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 2, 2026