# A Randomized Trial of Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Veterans

> **NCT05554601** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **VA Office of Research and Development** · enrollment: 725 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hypertension
- Obesity

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** gamification with collaboration
- **BEHAVIORAL:** gamification with competition

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05554601
- **Lead sponsor:** VA Office of Research and Development
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-07-17
- **Primary completion:** 2026-07-01
- **Final completion:** 2026-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 725 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05554601

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05554601, "A Randomized Trial of Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Veterans". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05554601. Licensed CC0.

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