Methods | Randomised controlled trial with four groups. | |
Participants | Country: USA. Setting: NA. Health problem: acne. Recruitment: other (screened as part of a larger study). Participants: college students (n=42). | |
Interventions | Contract features:
Group 1: Non‐contingent contract (agreement to return self‐monitoring cards) with education and self monitoring medication card. Group 2: Contingent contract (agreement to return self‐monitoring cards with chance to win prizes for each returned) with education and self monitoring medication card. Group 3: Education and self‐monitoring card. Group 4: Waiting list. |
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Outcomes | Acne cream compliance rate and number of acne lesions. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Item | Authors' judgement | Description |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear | B ‐ Unclear |