Clinical trials: Physical Activity in the Workplace
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
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
Worksite Health Promotion, Lifestyle Risk Reduction
Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Wellbeing Among Staff and Residents in Assisted Living Facilities
The purpose of the study is to test a program that aims to help staff increase wellness behaviors and test the impact of this program on staff and work outcomes.
- Conditions
- Worksite Health Promotion, Lifestyle Risk Reduction, Occupational Burnout, Healthcare Workers
- Trial name
- WHHIP+FFC 2026 (NCT07785947)
- Testing
- WHHIP, FFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip
Improving Resilience and Longevity for Workers Through Exercise
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an OA-specific aerobic and strengthening exercise program, delivered within the workplace, on mobility, pain, physical capacity, and resilience among workers with knee or hip…
- Trial name
- NCT03050320
- Testing
- Exercise, No Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Sedentary Lifestyle
Effectivness of Active Office Intervention
The Active Office study is focusing on interventions with potential to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity in office workers.
- Trial name
- ActiveOffice (NCT03649893)
- Testing
- Active Office
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
A Mobile Health App to Reduce Sedentary Time in Inactive Employees
The ENCOURAGE App will use mobile health technology to support employees to reduce their sedentary time and become more physically active. The mobile app has been developed using time management techniques (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT03403270
- Testing
- ENCOURAGE App
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Boniface Hospital
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
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
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
Sedentary Lifestyle
Investigating the Effectiveness of Exercise Coaching on the Physical Activity Behavior of Physically Inactive Employees.
The primary aim of this study is to investigate if and how a physical activity counselor can offer an added value in exercise promotion in physically inactive employees.
- Trial name
- NCT01759927
- Testing
- physical activity coaching
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Physical Capacity
Intelligent Physical Exercise Training (IPET) in the Offshore Wind Industry: A Feasibility Study
A study to assess the feasibility of a 12-week exercise intervention aiming at improving the physical capacity and health of wind technicians.
- Trial name
- NCT04995718
- Testing
- Intelligent Physical Exercise Training (IPET)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Occupational Health, Employee Performance
The Effect of a Structured Workplace Exercise Program on 360-Degree Performance Evaluation, Job Motivation, Productivity, and Quality of Work Life
This quasi-experimental, single-group pre-test/post-test study is designed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week structured workplace exercise program on four human capital indicators among employees of a medical garment…
- Conditions
- Occupational Health, Employee Performance, Job Satisfaction, Quality of Work Life
- Trial name
- PADRA-EXER (NCT07825623)
- Testing
- Structured Workplace Exercise Program
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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