Physical Activity in the Medical Workplace

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Physical Activity in the Medical Workplace- a Way to Improve Physical and Mental Well-being?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02794727
• Other study ID #: 15-003049
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: April 2019

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Decreased physical activity is not only associated with multiple chronic medical conditions, including obesity, but also with depressed mood, and other negative emotions. As many employed adults spend a great deal of time at work where we are predominantly sedentary, strategies to increase physical activity at work are being pursued to help improve the physical and mental health of Americans. This 17 week randomized controlled trial will investigate changes of occupational physical activity in three groups: those provided with a FitBit® but not able to monitor their activity level, and those provided with activity goals and individual physical activity challenges, and those who do not use a FitBit®.

Description:

All subjects will be entered into a 4 week run-in phase where subjects will wear a blinded Fitbit during work hours. The baseline work activity is collected at this time. This phase is followed by a randomization to one of 3 groups: the blinded Fitbit group, the unblinded Fitbit group, and the group which will not wear any activity monitors. During these 12 weeks we will collect data on activity levels during work hours. Everyone will have a final contact at week 17 to close out the study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 135
• Est. completion date: April 2019
• Est. primary completion date: November 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be between 18 - 65 years of age

• Be a Mayo Clinic employee at 0.75 FTE or more

• Have no previous use of any activity monitor for 14 consecutive days or more

• Not be pregnant by subject self report

• Have a stable weight - defined as self-reported weight that has not changed more than 10% in the past 3 months

• Not have any previous history of joint problems that limit free movement, as determined by the PI

• Be able to participate fully in all aspects of the study

• Have understood and signed study informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have a known history of any condition or factor judged by the investigator to preclude participation in the study or which might hinder adherence or skew data collection - such as a position where they predominantly provide transport as part of their job.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Device:
• Blinded Fitbit
Subjects will wear a blinded Fitbit to monitor activity while in the workplace for 12 weeks.
• Unblinded Fitbit
Subjects will be unblinded to the Fitbit display for 12 weeks with set activity goals.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic in Rochester	Rochester	Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Nanda S, Hurt RT, Croghan IT, Mundi MS, Gifford SL, Schroeder DR, Fischer KM, Bonnes SL. Improving Physical Activity and Body Composition in a Medical Workplace Using Brief Goal Setting. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2019 Oct 16;3(4):495-505. doi: 1 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Fitbit Step Count Per Day	change in number of daily steps as measured by the fitbit monitor	Baseline through Week 16

External Links

•   pub med link to published study data