Workplace-Sponsored Program to Reduce Obesity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Cardiovascular Diseases
• Interventions: Behavioral: Diet; Behavioral: Exercise; Behavioral: Environment

• Registration Number: NCT00123513
• Lead Sponsor: University of Rochester

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to design a comprehensive nutrition and physical activity strategy to gain a broad understanding of the social and cultural role of food and physical activity among workers. Perspectives on innovative interventions that are socially feasible and culturally acceptable will also be obtained. Health lifestyle promotion interventions addressing portion control, healthy nutrition, and increasing physical activity will be tested.

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

Broad, population-based approaches are needed to stop or reverse the rise in obesity prevalence. According to the World Health Organization, obesity prevention can be achieved by promoting a healthy diet and a physically active lifestyle. A partnership with the Eastman Kodak Company has been developed to test a worksite intervention for obesity prevention in Rochester, New York.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The overall goal of this study is to design a comprehensive nutrition and physical activity strategy based on participatory research to promote a healthy lifestyle and to stop the shift of the population body mass index (BMI) curve to the right. Six pairs of worksites will be randomized to either an intervention or control group. Two cross-sectional samples of employees within each worksite will be measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-09
• Study First Submitted: 2005-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-07-21
• Study First Posted: 2005-07-25
• Primary Completion: 2009-07
• Study Completion: 2009-07
• Status Verified: 2012-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 2012-06-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3938

Inclusion Criteria

• Full-time employees in good health

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Diet	Worksite intervention for obesity prevention
1	Exercise	Worksite intervention for obesity prevention
1	Environment	Worksite intervention for obesity prevention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
BMI	Measured at baseline and Year 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of serving of fruits and vegetables	Measured at baseline and Year 2
Number of steps a day	Measured at baseline and Year 2

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Eastman Kodak Company; 🇺🇸 Rochester, New York, United States