Game on: VA tests fun incentives to get veterans moving
NCT ID NCT05554601
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether game-like features and social rewards can help overweight veterans with high blood pressure become more physically active. About 725 veterans will take part in a 9-month program where they either compete or cooperate to increase their daily steps. The goal is to see if this approach leads to lasting improvements in activity, weight, and blood pressure.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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725 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans receiving care at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (CMCVAMC) * a body mass index \> 30 * a hypertension diagnosis with systolic blood pressure \>140mm Hg * are interested in participating in a 9-month physical activity program Exclusion Criteria: * currently participating in another physical activity research study * any medical conditions prohibiting ambulation without assistance * if a 9-month physical activity program is infeasible or unsafe * if the Veteran is at a higher level of physical activity (i.e., baseline step count \>7500 steps per day)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4551, United States
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