Clinical trials: Workplace Exercise
Rehabilitation, Neck Pain
Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Shoulder Function
Basic strength training for the neck/shoulder muscles can decrease intensity of neck/shoulder pain, but it is uncertain whether training should focus directly on the upper trapezius - which is most often tender - or on the lower…
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Scapular Dyskinesis
- Trial name
- VIMS03 (NCT01205542)
- Testing
- Training, Reference
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior
Moving To Business: Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office-based Companies in Finland
The participants are twelve small or middle-sized companies. Baseline information about the company's practices and employees' physical activity is collected in November 2013 with questionnaires and accelerometers.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Work Ability
- Trial name
- MTB (NCT01999205)
- Testing
- Physical activity promotion
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 396 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Focused Strategies to Optimize Sleep, Reduce Sedentary Behaviour, and Enhance Incidental Physical Activity
NUS Health Study: Improving Sleep, Sedentariness and Physical Activity in NUS Staff
'NUS Health' is a workplace-embedded health program for National University of Singapore (NUS) staff that concurrently targets sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NUS Health (NCT07887269)
- Testing
- NUS Health Prog
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise
My Exercise. A Team-based Workplace Intervention for Increased Exercise
The aim of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention on exercise and health, and to contribute to the understanding of how team-based worksite health promotion programs should be designed in order to…
- Trial name
- Myexercise (NCT02429635)
- Testing
- My exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Physical Activity
Pedal@Work: A Worksite Wellness Program
The primary aim of this pilot study is to test the efficacy of a worksite intervention for reducing daily sedentary time and improving risk factors for cardiometabolic disease (e.g., measures of adiposity, anthropometrics…
- Trial name
- Pedal@Work (NCT01371084)
- Testing
- Pedal@Work Worksite Wellness, Pedal@Work
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Low Back Pain
Worksite Exercise Interventions for Low Back Injury Prevention in Firefighters
Purpose and Aims: The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical effectiveness of back and core exercise interventions for low back injury prevention in firefighters. Aim 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02362243
- Testing
- Experimental Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Overweight, Obesity
Move and Moderate in Balance
H1: The increase in body mass index between baseline and two year follow-up among intervention worksites will be lower than that among control worksites, such that the differential change will be negative on average.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Sedentary
- Trial name
- MOVE'M (NCT00715130)
- Testing
- Energy Balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Job Stress, Workplace Stress
Breath Regulation and Yogic Exercise An Online Therapy for Calm and Happiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study will examine the feasibility of conducting an online Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in frontline hospital and long term care healthcare staff in managing COVID-19 patients in London, ON.
- Conditions
- Job Stress, Workplace Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Psychological Trauma
- Trial name
- BREATH (NCT04368676)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), Health Enhancement Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
High-intensity Interval Training
BE@Work: Brief Exercise at Work
BE@Work (Brief Exercise at Work) is a pilot controlled before and after trial of a workplace physical activity programme.
- Trial name
- NCT03467594
- Testing
- High-intensity interval training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Physical Activities, Sedentary Lifestyle
Logotherapy-Based Online Education to Improve Physical Activity in Sedentary Workers
Insufficient physical activity (PA) among individuals with sedentary occupations is associated with an increased risk of chronic disease and reduced health-related quality of life.
- Conditions
- Physical Activities, Sedentary Lifestyle, Quality of Life, Meaning of Life
- Trial name
- LOGO-PA RCT (NCT07582055)
- Testing
- Logotherapy-Based Online Education Program
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zagreb
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Pre Diabetes
Effects of a Workplace Exercise Intervention on Cardio-Metabolic Health
Background: The rising levels of physical inactivity in the Eastern Mediterranean region (43.2%) and in the United Arab Emirates (38%) compared with the global levels of physical inactivity (31.2%) is alarming (6,15).
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Pre Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Elevated LDL Cholesterol
- Trial name
- NCT04403789
- Testing
- Exercise Time, Supervised Group Exercise
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United Arab Emirates University
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
Health Behavior
DagisWork-a Workplace Health Behaviour E-intervention
The main aim of the study is to test effectiveness of a multiple intervention program aimed at making positive changes to health behaviour and stress.
- Trial name
- DagisWork (NCT03854877)
- Testing
- Health behaviour intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Musculoskeletal Pain, Postural Abnormalities
Effects of Pilates and Desk-Based Exercise on Office Workers
This study evaluated whether adding Pilates exercises to a desk-based exercise program provides greater benefits for female office workers than desk-based exercises alone or no exercise intervention.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Postural Abnormalities, Core Muscle Endurance, Burnout
- Trial name
- NCT07763925
- Testing
- Desk-Based Exercise, Pilates
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muharrem Gökhan Beydağı
Atherosclerosis
Long-term Impact Evaluation of a Worksite-based Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Office Workers
The main objective of TANSNIP-PESA is to determine in a population of asymptomatic bank employees with high and low imaging defined cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk the effectiveness of a comprehensive 3-year worksite-based…
- Trial name
- TANSNIP-PESA (NCT02561065)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III
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
Lifestyle, Exercise
Active Your Health: A Workplace Healthy Lifestyle Program
Currently there are very few studies that integrate classical interventions (screening clinics) and online tools in order to obtain sustainable lifestyle changes in workers efficiently.
- Conditions
- Lifestyle, Exercise, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02933385
- Testing
- Health Risks assessement, Web-based health discussions, SOScuisine website
- Volunteers
- 2,737 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Acute Effect of Topical Menthol on Neck Pain
Topical menthol gels are classified 'topical analgesics' and are used to relieve aching and tenderness of muscles and joints. However, double-blind randomized controlled trials are lacking.
- Trial name
- IRMA04 (NCT01542827)
- Testing
- Biofreeze
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Cardiovascular Health
Effect of Daily Stair Walking on Cardiovascular Health
Many adults find it difficult to perform physical exercise during leisure. The workplace may provide an optimal setting to encourage a healthier lifestyle.
- Trial name
- IRMA (NCT01293253)
- Testing
- Stair walking
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Mindfulness, Exercise
The Work Engagement and Wellbeing Study
Mindfulness and exercise are both widely used to improve mental health and well-being. Some people find that these activities also improve their ability to focus.
- Trial name
- SWELL (NCT04631302)
- Testing
- Be Mindful, Light exercise course
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit