Effectiveness of activity trackers with and without incentives to increase physical activity (TRIPPA): a randomised controlled trial

Eric A. Finkelstein; Benjamin Haaland; Marcel Bilger; Aarti Sahasranaman; Robert A Sloan; Ei Ei Khaing Nang; Kelly R Evenson

doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30284-4

Effectiveness of activity trackers with and without incentives to increase physical activity (TRIPPA): a randomised controlled trial

Eric A. Finkelstein, Benjamin Haaland, Marcel Bilger, Aarti Sahasranaman, Robert A Sloan, Ei Ei Khaing Nang, Kelly R Evenson

Health Economics and Policy Group

Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review

Abstract

Despite the increasing popularity of activity trackers, little evidence exists that they can improve health outcomes. We aimed to investigate whether use of activity trackers, alone or in combination with cash incentives or charitable donations, lead to increases in physical activity and improvements in health outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	983 - 995
Journal	Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
Volume	4
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(16)30284-4
Publication status	Published - 2016

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