Cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular workload and disease among cleaners

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aerobic exercise for prevention of cardiovascular disease among cleaners.; Circulatory System; Prevention of cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86682076
• Lead Sponsor: Danish Working Environment Research Fund (Denmark)

Brief Summary

1. 2012 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22888833 2. 2014 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548798 (added 23/01/2019) 3. 2015 of whether an aerobic exercise worksite intervention changes the level of inflammation biomarkers among cleaners. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26139093 (added 23/01/2019) 4. 2015 results of is aerobic workload positively related to ambulatory blood pressure? In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26363639 (added 23/01/2019) 5. 2016 results of long term effects on risk factors for cardiovascular disease after 12-Months of aerobic exercise intervention. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27513932 ( added 23/01/2019) 6. 2016 results of the effect of an aerobic exercise intervention on cardiac autonomic regulation. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27889332 (added 23/01/2019) 7. 2016 results of does aerobic exercise increase 24-Hour ambulatory blood pressure among workers with high occupational physical activity? In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28203695 (added 23/01/2019) 8. 2017 results of an aerobic exercise intervention targeting cardiovascular health, evaluated for its long term side effects on musculoskeletal pain. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28691598 (added 23/01/2019) 9. 2017 results of effects of 12 months aerobic exercise intervention on work ability, need for recovery, productivity and rating of exertion among cleaners. In https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29103065 (added 23/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-02-14
• Study Completion: 2014-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Companies:
1. Cleaning companies (> 50 employees)
2. Implementation of project activities during working hours

Participants:
1. Working > 20 hours/week
2. Age 18 ? 65 years old
3. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion from physical tests:
1. Cardiac insufficiency
2. Acute myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome within the last few years
3. Hypertension (> 160/> 100 mmHg)
4. Serious or chronic illness
5. Severe trauma
6. Frequent migraine
7. Pregnancy
8. Fever

Exclusion from diurnal measurements:
1. Allergic to band aid
2. Pregnancy
3. Fever

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cardiorespiratory fitness will be measured before the randomisation at baseline, after the 4 months intervention and after the 1 year intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Diurnal heart rate<br> 2. Diurnal ambulatory blood pressure<br> 3. Self-rated work productivity<br> 4. RPE during work<br> 5. Intensity and number of regions with self-rated musculoskeletal pain<br> 6. High Sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)<br> 7. High density lipoprotein (HDL)<br> 9. Self-rated need for recovery<br> 10. Participation in intervention<br><br> Measured before the randomisation at baseline, after 4 months intervention and after 1 year intervention<br>