Clinical trials: Physical Activity in the Workplace
Chronic Neck Pain, TMD
Additive Effects of Dental Bite Pads During Gymnastic Exercises for the Relief of Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain in Working Women and Men at a VDU Workplace
The study which includes 52 participants suffering from chronic neck pain, determines additional effects of dental bite pads on neck pain and function when performing a 3-month gymnastics programme.
- Conditions
- Chronic Neck Pain, TMD, Temporomandibular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05302466
- Testing
- gymnastics plus silicon dental bite pad, gymnastics only
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Sedentary Lifestyle
Prompting Activity in a Workplace Setting
This dual-arm randomised study aims to test a multi-component intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in a cohort of desk-based office workers.
- Trial name
- PAWS (NCT02785640)
- Testing
- Hourly prompts to stand delivered by Microsoft Outlook
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Obesity
Preventing Obesity in the Worksite: A Multi-Message, Multi-"Step" Approach
The purpose of this research study is to develop, implement, and evaluate a multi-component obesity prevention program in a workplace setting.
- Trial name
- Go! (NCT01585480)
- Testing
- Weight Gain Prevention Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 499 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Physical Activity in the Workplace
Short-term Behavior Change With Pedal Desk Installation
The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate participant use of a dedicated office pedal desk with and without behavioral support.
- Trial name
- PD-ST (NCT02109432)
- Testing
- Self-Directed Pedal Desk, Facilitated Pedal Desk, Facilitated Pedal Desk with Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity
Engaging Tribal Policy Makers to Improve the Food and Physical Activity Environments in American Indian Communities
The overall objective of the study is to reduce adult obesity in participating American Indian (AI) communities and to improve understanding of the behavioral and environmental factors affecting obesity in these settings.
- Trial name
- OPREVENT2 (NCT02803853)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 876 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Back Pain, Sedentary Behavior
Workplace Exercise Intervention in Administrative Personnel to Reduce Spinal Pain
The goal of this Clinical trial is to compare treatments in sedentary administrative personnel with back pain. The main question it aims to answer: The benefits of a workplace intervention with therapeutic exercise and pain…
- Trial name
- NCT05571124
- Testing
- Therapeutic Exercise Intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat de Lleida
Fatigue, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Resistance Exercise to Improve Fatigue in Workplace (REW)
Studies show that exercise resistance in workplace can reduce the symptoms of induced labor, however, the effectiveness of such programs depends on the characteristics of the training fatigue.
- Trial name
- REW (NCT02172053)
- Testing
- Compensatory Workplace Exercise (CWE) - Comparative Group, Individual Resistance Exercise (IRE) - Intervention Group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rosimeire Simprini Padula
Obesity Prevention, Wellness Program
Effect of Nutrition and Wellness Program on Health Parameter Among Employees
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite-based nutrition and wellness program in improving body composition, metabolic profile, and physical fitness among university employees who are overweight or obese.
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Wellness Program, Body Composition, Nutrition
- Trial name
- WNWP (NCT07031726)
- Testing
- Worksite Nutrition and Wellness Program, Standard education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brawijaya
Virtual Reality Therapy
Effects of VR-Based Exergames on Physical and Cognitive Health in Sedentary Workers
Sedentary behavior in the workplace is associated with declines in both physical and cognitive health. Traditional exercise programs are often difficult to sustain among workplace employees, leading to an increased interest in…
- Trial name
- VR-Exergame (NCT07192562)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Entrustable Professional Activities, Mini-clinical Evaluation Exercise
Exploring the Relationship Between Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in Occupational Therapy Clinical Interns' Independent Competence
The goal of this observational cross-sectional study is to evaluate whether the combined use of Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) can assess the independent clinical…
- Conditions
- Entrustable Professional Activities, Mini-clinical Evaluation Exercise, Physical Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Education
- Trial name
- NCT07107542
- Testing
- Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) Assessment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Migraine, Tension Type Headache
The Efficacy of a Cognitive and Physical Intervention to Reduce Head and Muscle Pain in a Working Community
This study is a controlled, cluster randomised, interventional trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a workplace cognitive and physical program (Intervention), in reducing the frequency of head and neck pain in an extensive…
- Conditions
- Migraine, Tension Type Headache, Cervical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00551980
- Testing
- Cognitive, Relaxation, Exercise Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,895 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Non-specific Pain of the Neck and Shoulder
Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Industrial Workers
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of specific resistance training on neck/shoulder pain in industrial workers.
- Trial name
- VIMS (NCT01071980)
- Testing
- Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 522 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity Prevention
Mediterranean Diet Education in Shift Nurses: Effects on Sleep, Activity, and Health Parameters
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Mediterranean diet education on sleep quality, physical activity levels, blood parameters, and anthropometric measurements among shift-working nurses.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity Prevention, Atheroscleroses, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT07123610
- Testing
- Mediterranean Diet Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Primary Prevention, Health Promotion
Workplace HIIT: Feasibility and Preventive Effects of HIIT in the Real-World
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of an extremely time-efficient high-intensity interval training program, performed over a period of six months in a real-world (workplace) setting, on cardiorespiratory fitness…
- Trial name
- WORK-HIIT (NCT04065191)
- Testing
- High-intensity interval training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Psychological Wellness
Impact of Exercise Intervention on Well-being in Shift-working Acute Care Nurses
This is a randomized, wait-list control pilot study to analyze the impact of a 12-week exercise training intervention on post-traumatic growth and whole-person well-being (mental health, physical health, spiritual well-being…
- Trial name
- WELL_NURSE (NCT05966805)
- Testing
- Exercise training group, Wait-List Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Neck Pain, Headache
Prevention and Intervention of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers
This study is the first that investigates the impact of a multi-component intervention combining current evidence of effective interventions with an adherence app to assess the potential benefits on productivity, neck pain, and…
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Headache, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Adherence, Patient
- Trial name
- NEXpro (NCT04169646)
- Testing
- Multi-component intervention, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Cardiovascular Diseases
The Role of a Motion Sensor With Accompanying Web Application on Step Counts, Energy Balance, and Metabolic Markers in Nurses
The purpose of this prospective randomized controlled trial is to explore the role of a motion sensor with accompany web application on step counts, energy balance, and metabolic markers in nurses.
- Trial name
- WALK (NCT04524572)
- Testing
- Motion sensor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Effect of Personal Versus Video Instruction in Elastic Resistance Exercise on Technical Execution (IRMA05)
Resistance training is widely used in training and rehabilitation. During recent years elastic resistance training has become increasingly popular for preventing or relieving neck/shoulder/arm pain among sedentary employees.
- Trial name
- IRMA05 (NCT01543893)
- Testing
- Video instruction, Personal instruction
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Risk Reduction Behavior
What is in Fact the Contribution of Reducing Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors on Daily Energy Expenditure? A Doubly Labeled Water Study
The main purposes of this randomized cross-over trial are to test if a 3h/day reduction of time spent in sedentary behaviour (SB) through breaking up hourly and shifting it for standing and walking behaviours would substantially…
- Trial name
- NCT02007681
- Testing
- Reduction of sedentary time by breaking it with low intensity physical activity
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Lisbon
Physical Activity
Physical Activity in the Medical Workplace
Decreased physical activity is not only associated with multiple chronic medical conditions, including obesity, but also with depressed mood, and other negative emotions.
- Trial name
- OPA (NCT02794727)
- Testing
- Blinded Fitbit, Unblinded Fitbit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic