Clinical trials: Physical Activity in the Workplace
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
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
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
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
Sedentary Behavior, Behavior, Health
Stand Up Kansas: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in the Home Work Environment
This project will examine the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in Kansas State University employees who are primarily working from home. We will recruit 100 employees to participate.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Behavior, Health, Cholesterolemia, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04641689
- Testing
- Desk Only, Program Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University
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
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
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