Booster Breaks: health promoting work breaks

Completed

• Conditions: Physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, obesity; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25767399
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 225

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants’ jobs required sitting for at least 5 hours per day
2. English proficiency
3. Full-time employment [35–40 hours/week]
4. Age >17 years
5. No physician-limited physical activity

Exclusion Criteria

1. Physician prohibited physical activity
2. Part-time employees

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Lipid profile<br>2. Blood pressure<br>3. Height<br>4. Weight<br>5. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)<br>6. Pedometer readings<br><br>Measures were taken at baseline and immediately after the intervention (i.e after 6 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity mediators and employee and organizational psychosocial constructs: self-report assessments at baseline and immediately after the intervention (i.e after 6 months)