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The role of goal-setting in a walking-for-health project in China
Last registered on June 30, 2020
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Trial Information
General Information
Title
The role of goal-setting in a walking-for-health project in China
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0006096
Initial registration date
June 30, 2020
Last updated
June 30, 2020 12:10 PM EDT
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Primary Investigator
Name
Jingyi Meng
Affiliation
Nankai University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)
PI Name
Wenbo Zou
PI Affiliation
Nankai University
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Additional Trial Information
Status
In development
Start date
2020-07-01
End date
2020-12-31
Keywords
Health
Additional Keywords
goal setting, motivation, effort provision, exercise, health, field experiment, China
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Abstract
This study explores the choice of goals that people make based on their intrinsic motivation and the effects of these goals on their effort provision. We conduct randomized-controlled experiments through a walking-for-health project which is initiated by the local government of a county in Southwest China.
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Registration Citation
Citation
Meng, Jingyi and Wenbo Zou. 2020. "The role of goal-setting in a walking-for-health project in China." AEA RCT Registry. June 30. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.6096-1.0.
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Experimental Details
Interventions
Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2020-07-01
Intervention End Date
2020-12-31
Primary Outcomes
Primary Outcomes (end points)
1) The number of days that an individual walks more than 8000 steps a day.
2) The average steps an individual walks daily.
3) The weight in kilograms and the BMI (Body Mass Index) at the end date as well as the changes in weight and BMI from the start date to the end date.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Secondary Outcomes
Secondary Outcomes (end points)
How many times the personal goal is met out of the 6 months. Whether the personal goal is met in each month.
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)
Experimental Design
Experimental Design
We give instructions to subjects to help them set up a goal for the walking exercise.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done by a mobile application.
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes
Experiment Characteristics
Sample size: planned number of clusters
6 local organizations
Sample size: planned number of observations
320 adults
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
80 people control, 80 people treatment 1, 80 people treatment 2, 80 people treatment 3
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Analysis Plan