Combined endurance and resistance exercise training for physical and mental health in the academic workplace; significance for both employer and employee.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular - Normal development and function of the cardiovascular system; Inflammatory and Immune System - Normal development and function of the immune system; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Metabolic and Endocrine - Normal metabolism and endocrine development and function; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000608167
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Technology Sydney

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-04-23
• Study Completion: 2019-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 22 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

1) Insufficiently active” according to the Active Australia criteria (<150 min/wk of weighted physical activity, where vigorous activity minutes are doubled)
2) Middle-aged (between 35 and 65 years)
3) Working a minimum of 35 h per week at the university as an academic
4) Willingness to give written informed consent and willingness to participate to and comply with the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Pregnancy
2) Previous diagnoses of metabolic disease or severe musculoskeletal disorders
3) Pharmacological treatment for depression, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or inflammation
4) Contraindications to exercise as identified in the health pre-screening.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
systemic inflammation (plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha) as measured by serum assay.[Baseline and 14-weeks after intervention commencement];Depression, anxiety and stress scores as measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21)[Baseline and 14-weeks after intervention commencement];Presenteeism as measured by the work limitations questionnaire (WLQ) [Baseline and 14-weeks after intervention commencement]