Physical Exercise, Dietary Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Training as a Combined Intervention to Reduce Weight and Increase Workability in Health Care Workers

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Overweight; Physical Capacity; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Work Ability; Sick-leave
• Interventions: Behavioral: Control-group; Behavioral: Intervention-group

• Registration Number: NCT01015716
• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a 1 year worksite based life-style intervention can reduce body weight and increase physical capacity and subsequently reduce musculoskeletal disorders and increase workability in overweight health care workers.

Detailed Description

Health care workers have a high rate of musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave and a poor workability and physical fitness. Most studies have focused on increasing physical fitness in order to increase workability and to reduce musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave. Studies however also show that many health care workers are obese and obesity has been linked to poor workability.

Limited research is available on the effect of reducing body-weight in this group in order to increase workability and to decrease musculoskeletal disorders and sick leave.

This study introduces a combined worksite based lifestyle intervention consisting of physical exercise, dietary counseling and cognitive behavioral training aimed at reducing weight in health care workers.

On specific worksites, health care workers are cluster randomized to either intervention or control group.

Effects on physical capacity, body composition, musculoskeletal disorders, workability and sick leave are evaluated before and after a 1 year intervention period

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-18
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2012-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-10-16
• Last Update Posted: 2012-10-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 146

Inclusion Criteria

• Overweight Health care workers, working more than 15 hours pr week

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy, angina pectoris and life-threatening diseases according to safty regulations for physical evaluation methods

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control-group	Control-group	Invitation to attend a monthly seminar of 2 hour duration on a wide range of health related topics
Intervention-group	Intervention-group	Physical exercise, dietary counseling and cognitive behavioral training as a combined intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
weight loss	3 months
Weight loss	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength	3 months
Aerobic capacity	3 months
Health Check	1 year
Questionnaire	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Sport Science; 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark