Impact of Physically Active Versus Passive Way to Work on Physical and Mental Aspects of Health in Members at Hannover Universities: an Observational Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mobility on the Way to Work and Health-related Outcomes
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
- Enrollment
- 500
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Heart rate variability (HRV)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to assess health data (heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood glucose, particulate matter pollution) and travel characteristics (length, duration and type of commute) on the way to and from work from members of the universities in Hannover (Germany).
Detailed Description
Active mobility, (i.e. moving around using the own physical strength) has positive sustainability effects. The physically active way to and from college is a great untapped resources for health promotion. The aim of this sub-project is to examine the way to university in order to assess its effect on individual health depending on the means of transport. In order to determine the status quo and changes in mobility behavior the investigators will use movement trajectories using smartphone apps or inexpensive trackers in a larger cohort, as well as more specified health measures including overweight status, blood pressure, blood glucose concentration, lack of exercise, particulate matter and risk of accidents in a smaller sub-cohort. By linking this data with the personal characteristics surveyed in other sub-projects, an evaluation of the individual health status and the expected health benefits depending on the route to work can be created. This represents the database for identifying certain groups of people or status groups who could particularly benefit from targeted promotion of an active commute.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •living within 50km around the workplace
Exclusion Criteria
- •current participation in another interventional study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Heart rate variability (HRV)
Time Frame: 24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup, and 7 consecutive days for the long-term subgroup
HRV measured by a wearable activity tracker
Secondary Outcomes
- Blood glucose concentration(24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup)
- Work-Ability-Index(Once at baseline for both study subgroups)
- 24 hour blood pressure(24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup)
- Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) duration(7 consecutive days for the long-term subgroup)
- Health-related quality of life(Once at baseline for both study subgroups)
- Particulate matter(24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup)