Research

Publications

Take a look at CHIBE’s publications, which are helping advance the science of using behavioral economics to improve health and leading to discoveries around how our minds work.

Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association

December 3, 2025

Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Michael G. Levin, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay S. Giri, Neel P. Chokshi, Benjamin M. Jackson, and Mitesh S. Patel

Cost-Effectiveness of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Louise B. Russell, Kevin G. M. Volpp, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel P. Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Tamar Klaiman, Julia E. Szymczak, Dylan S. Small, Alexander C. Fanaroff

What motivates participants: a qualitative analysis of gamification and financial incentives to increase physical activity

BMC Public Health

Eric Ryu, David Farraday, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, Neel P. Chokshi, Jingsan Zhu, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Laurie Norton, Dylan Small, Kevin G. Volpp & Tamar Klaiman

Investigating racial and gender disparities in virtual randomized clinical trial enrollment: Insights from the BE ACTIVE study

American Heart Journal

Michael P Fortunato, Anthony Girard, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Neel Chokshi, Julia E Szymczak, Tamar Klaiman, Louise B Russell, Dylan S Small, Mitesh S Patel, Kevin G M Volpp, Alexander C Fanaroff

Effect of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients at High Risk of Cardiovascular Events: The BE ACTIVE Randomized Controlled Trial

Alexander C. Fanaroff, Mitesh S. Patel, Neel Chokshi, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Tamar Klaiman, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Dylan S. Small and Kevin G.M. Volpp