Physical Actitvity and Blood Pressure Among Ambulance Personnel During Work and Leisure

Completed

• Conditions: Work-Related Condition; Blood Pressure

• Registration Number: NCT05020977
• Lead Sponsor: Jonkoping University

Brief Summary

The aim is to describe physical activity and blood pressure during work and leisure time among Swedish ambulance personnel, and to relate this to work- and lifestyle factors.

Detailed Description

The work environment for ambulance personnel consists of several factors that might have negative effect on health, for example shift work, long working hours, stress and physical demanding work. Associations between these work-related factors and increased risk of disease, for example cardiovascular- and musculoskeletal disease, have been observed in several studies. However, few studies have specifically been focusing on ambulance personnel.

There is lack of knowledge regarding how work environment factors affect physical activity during work and leisure time among ambulance personnel. Further, the knowledge about blood pressure during work and leisure time is limited for this group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-04
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-24
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-25
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-30
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

• Employed in the ambulance organisation at the time for data collection

Exclusion Criteria

• Managers and administrative personnel in the ambulance organisation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood pressure	48 hours	Ambulatory blood pressure, Objectively measured

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health	baseline, pre-intervention/procedure/surgery	Subjective overall health
Physical activity	7 days	Objectively measured with accelerometry
Recovery	baseline, pre-intervention/procedure/surgery	Self-reported

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jonkoping University, School of Health and Welfare; 🇸🇪 Jonkoping, Sweden