Behavioural Economics-based Incentives in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes (BET2)

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

122

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 21, 2021

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2023

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2023

Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Financial and social incentives

Participants will be credited with HK$1,000 in their virtual accounts at the beginning of the trial. After baseline step counts are gathered in the second week, they will lose HK$40 for each subsequent week that they do not meet their personal weekly step target. Regarding social incentives, participants will be placed in teams of six, receiving feedback of their physical activity performance, rankings within their groups, and positive messages for encouragement. Nominated supporters will be informed of participants' performance for social support.

BEHAVIORAL

Financial incentives

Participants will be credited with HK$1,000 in their virtual accounts at the beginning of the trial. After baseline step counts are gathered in the second week, they will lose HK$40 for each subsequent week that they do not meet their personal weekly step target.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University Grants Committee, Hong Kong

OTHER_GOV

lead

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER