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| Name | Class |
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| Harvard University | OTHER |
| Duke University | OTHER |
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To test the uptake of four different cost sharing discounts for enrolling in the Weight Watchers weight loss program as well as outcomes (program attendance and weight loss) over 12 months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| A | Active Comparator | Participant has 50% subsidy, i.e. gets a 50% discount off regular price of the program |
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| B | Experimental | Participant has 100% subsidy, i.e. program attendance is free |
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| C | Experimental | Participant has 80% subsidy; i.e. gets 80% discount off regular price of the program |
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| D | Experimental | Participant has 50% subsidy up front (i.e. pays 50%), with possibility for 100% subsidy based on attaining monthly participation goals |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Different levels of cost sharing | Behavioral |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Uptake | the percent of patients who sign up for the program, by arm | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Efficacy | Program attendance and weight loss among participants who sign up for the program | 12 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ingersoll Rand | Davidson | North Carolina | 28036 | United States | ||
| Vanguard Health Systems |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29277125 | Derived | John LK, Troxel AB, Yancy WS Jr, Friedman J, Zhu J, Yang L, Galvin R, Miller-Kovach K, Halpern SD, Loewenstein G, Volpp K. The Effect of Cost Sharing on an Employee Weight Loss Program: A Randomized Trial. Am J Health Promot. 2018 Jan;32(1):170-176. doi: 10.1177/0890117116671282. Epub 2016 Oct 21. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
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| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| Nashville |
| Tennessee |
| 37215 |
| United States |
| D001835 |
| Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |