"Step by Step": A Feasibility Study of the Promotion of Lunchtime Walking to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Mental Well-being in Sedentary Employees

Exercise Clinical Trial

Official title:

"Step by Step": A Feasibility Study of the Promotion of Lunchtime Walking to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Mental Well-being in Sedentary Employees

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01150084
• Other study ID #: ISRCTN01150084
• Secondary ID: ISRCTN01150084
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 0
• First received: June 23, 2010
• Last updated: June 25, 2010
• Start date: September 2009
• Est. completion date: March 2011

Study information

• Verified date: September 2009
• Source: University of Birmingham
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United Kingdom: University of Birmingham
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Increasing rates of sedentary living, often complemented by obesity, among large segments of the adult population are associated with costs to individual health and well-being and thereby to society as a whole. Although some workplaces offer physical activity opportunities, those employees who tend to need it the most (i.e., the health needy) are often not attracted. In this project, the investigators propose to develop and evaluate a programme that is targeted to the sedentary health needy employees. The investigators will work with the corporate partner (a large university) to attract such employees through an extensive social marketing driven campaign. A 16-week lunchtime walking programme is proposed in which walking groups are offered followed by support and motivational strategies for longer term independent walking. The investigators will examine the effects of the programme on total amount of walking (including a follow-up assessment 4 months later) and will use innovative technology (Smartphones) to also examine the effect of lunchtime walks on well-being and work performance within and between participants.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 75
• Est. completion date: March 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy, mobile, 18-65 year old employees who report they are engaging in less than 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week

Exclusion Criteria:

• employees with significant auditory or visual problems and those who have severe musculoskeletal disorders that prevent them from engaging in physical activity. Medical clearance will be requested for those who report any cardiovascular disease.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise
• Sedentary

Intervention

Other:
• 16-week lunchtime walking intervention
10 week group led lunchtime walks (each 30 minutes) followed by 6 weeks independent walking
• delayed treatment
to start at week 10

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	University of Birmingham	Birmingham	West Midlands

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Birmingham	BUPA Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	number of steps		8 months	No