"Step by Step": A Feasibility Study of the Promotion of Lunchtime Walking to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Mental Well-being in Sedentary Employees

Early Phase 1

• Conditions: Exercise; Sedentary
• Interventions: Other: 16-week lunchtime walking intervention; Other: delayed treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01150084
• Lead Sponsor: University of Birmingham

Brief Summary

Increasing rates of sedentary living, often complemented by obesity, among large segments of the adult population are associated with costs to individual health and well-being and thereby to society as a whole. Although some workplaces offer physical activity opportunities, those employees who tend to need it the most (i.e., the health needy) are often not attracted. In this project, the investigators propose to develop and evaluate a programme that is targeted to the sedentary health needy employees. The investigators will work with the corporate partner (a large university) to attract such employees through an extensive social marketing driven campaign. A 16-week lunchtime walking programme is proposed in which walking groups are offered followed by support and motivational strategies for longer term independent walking. The investigators will examine the effects of the programme on total amount of walking (including a follow-up assessment 4 months later) and will use innovative technology (Smartphones) to also examine the effect of lunchtime walks on well-being and work performance within and between participants.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-09
• Study Start: 2009-09
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-23
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 2010-06-28
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2011-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy, mobile, 18-65 year old employees who report they are engaging in less than 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week

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Exclusion Criteria

• employees with significant auditory or visual problems and those who have severe musculoskeletal disorders that prevent them from engaging in physical activity. Medical clearance will be requested for those who report any cardiovascular disease.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
lunchtime walking	16-week lunchtime walking intervention	-
waiting-list control	delayed treatment	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of steps	8 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Birmingham; 🇬🇧 Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom