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Effectiveness of a Supervised Hospital-based Physical Exercise

Not Applicable
Conditions
Anxiety
Stress, Psychological
Interventions
Other: unsupervised physical exercise
Other: supervised physical exercise sessions
Registration Number
NCT04851795
Lead Sponsor
Bioaraba Health Research Institute
Brief Summary

To assess if physical activity is effective in reducing stress and anxiety in healthcare professionals.

Detailed Description

To assess if physical activity is effective in reducing stress and anxiety in healthcare professionals.

To evaluate if physical activity is effective in improving the physical and mental state of health care professionals and improving several blood parameters (lipid profile and blood glucose).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria
  • Any type of contraindication for sports practice (Annex I),
  • Staff who, due to their activity, have greater mobility in the hospital (orderlies).
  • Osteoarticular injuries, cervical and lumbalgias.

Withdrawal criteria

-Within the intervention group - absence maximum two weeks to the exercises. This will not be taken into account during the summer period.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
unsupervised physical exercise sessionsunsupervised physical exerciseFor the non-supervised group, we will propose climbing the stairs from floor 0 to floor 7 three times during the working day and doing planks and stretching exercises outside of work. For the latter, an educational session will be given at the beginning of the study to explain how to perform them correctly.
supervised physical exercise sessionssupervised physical exercise sessionsParticipants assigned to the supervised exercise group will perform a supervised routine of approximately 30 minutes, 2 days per week (Monday and Wednesday at the Txagorritxu hospital, and Tuesday and Thursday at the Santiago hospital from 7:15 to 7:45 and from 15:15 to 15:45).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perceived Stressat six months

Perceived stress scale-PSS. PSS scores are obtained by inverting the responses (e.g. 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1 and 4 = 0) to the four positive items (items 4, 5, 7 and 8) and then adding up all the points on the scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
glycosylated hemoglobinat six months

glycosylated hemoglobin

work absenteeismat six months

work absenteeism

lipid profileat six months

Colesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides

Short Form Survey_Mental healthat six months

Mental component of the SF12 questionnaire. For each of the 8 dimensions, the items are coded, aggregated and transformed into a scale ranging from 0 (worst health status for that dimension) to 100 (best health status). The number of response options ranges from three to six, depending on the item.

Weightat six months

Weight

Short Form Survey_Physical conditionat six months

Physical component of the SF12 questionnaire. For each of the 8 dimensions, the items are coded, aggregated and transformed into a scale ranging from 0 (worst health status for that dimension) to 100 (best health status). The number of response options ranges from three to six, depending on the item.

Body mass indexat six months

Body mass index

Goldberg anxiety questionnaireat six months

Goldberg anxiety questionnaire. This questionnaire has a total of 9 items. A score greater than or equal to 4 is indicative of anxiety.

Ruffier indexat six months

The Ruffier test is a test performed to measure short-term aerobic endurance and cardiac recovery capacity, and therefore the level of physical fitness in individuals. An index below 0 indicates a good physical condition. Its average value is between 5 and 10. Above 10 the patient is considered to have a poor adaptation to exertion.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Araba university hospital

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Vitoria-gasteiz, Alava, Spain

Bioaraba Health Research Institute

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Vitoria-gasteiz, Alava, Spain

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