Interventions to Increase Workplace Wellness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: ALIVE; Behavioral: ALIVE + CCS BCY; Behavioral: CCS BCY

• Registration Number: NCT02535754
• Lead Sponsor: University of British Columbia

Brief Summary

Behaviour changes such as improving nutrition, increasing physical activity, and decreasing obesity are linked with lower mortality and morbidity and fewer cancers. Health promotion programs in the workplace are a promising way to reach a large segment of the population. This project evaluated the efficacy of three approaches - all of which were based on previous research and programs with demonstrated positive benefits - on cancer-related outcomes (healthy eating, physical activity, normal body weight) and work-related outcomes (absenteeism, presenteeism).

Detailed Description

The project evaluated the efficacy of three health promotion interventions on cancer- and work-related outcomes. Three worksites in British Columbia were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) an empirically-validated intervention directed at individual behavior change using personally-tailored messages delivered by email (ALIVE) ; (2) a comprehensive approach building on social and institutional support developed by the Canadian Cancer Society British Columbia Yukon and previously used for worksite tobacco control (CCS BCY) and (3) an intervention including both of these approaches (CCS BCY + ALIVE). The primary outcome was change in fruit and vegetable consumption from baseline to 16 months, as an indicator of healthy diet. Change in weight, physical activity, and work productivity were secondary outcomes. The investigators also conducted focus groups to assess participant perspectives on the programs which comprise another secondary outcome.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-04
• Primary Completion: 2013-03
• Study Completion: 2014-03
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Study First Submitted: 2015-08-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-08-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-26
• Study First Posted: 2015-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 682

Inclusion Criteria

• Employee of the company
• English speaking with reading level at Flesch-Kincaid 8.5 grade level
• Ability to provide access to individual work email address

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking without reading level at Flesch-Kincaid 8.5 grade level
• Inability to provide access to individual work email address

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ALIVE	ALIVE	Email program N=170
ALIVE + CCS BCY	ALIVE + CCS BCY	Email + comprehensive program N=225
CCS BCY	CCS BCY	Comprehensive program N=285

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in number of fruit and vegetable servings per day	16 months	Self-reported number of fruit and vegetable servings at baseline and 16 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Absenteeism (days)	16 months	Self-reported absenteeism at baseline and 16 months
Change in body weight (lbs)	16 months	Self-reported height and weight at baseline and 16 months
Physical activity efficacy (minutes)	16 months	Self-reported efficacy for physical activity at baseline and 16 months
Participant perspectives on the program (theme)	16 months	Focus groups identified participant responses to the program including strengths and weaknesses.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of British Columbia; 🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada