POWERPLAY: Promoting Men's Health at Work

Cancer Clinical Trial

— POWERPLAY  

Official title:

Harmonization Project: Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03548077
• Other study ID #: 702831
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 24, 2014
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

With funding from the Candian Cancer Society, the Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL) project began the development, evaluation, and optimization of a program called POWERPLAY to promote men's health at work.

Description:

The MHEAL project began November 2013 and a program (called "POWERPLAY") was developed to support men's active living and healthy eating based on a systematic review of the literature and consultations with groups of men. From 2014-2017 six male-dominated worksites in northern BC offered POWERPLAY and participated in this study. Using a quasi-experimental pre-post design as well as interviews with worksite leads, the program was demonstrated to be an effective, feasible, and acceptable approach to the promotion of modifiable behaviours known to reduce the risk of cancer among working men in northern settings, and several manuscripts were published. Furthermore, the POWERPLAY program was optimized based on feedback received to include friendly competitions, weekly motivational messages, men-friendly language/images, and pedometers, and a manual for employers and website were developed (http://www.powerplayatwork.com/). A new module to support mental well-being was created in 2017 based on a systematic review of the literature for men's mental wellness programs, consultations with men working in northern workplaces, and interviews with workplace representatives. A module to support smoking cessation module was created in 2018.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 227
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Men employed in participating workplaces, full-time or part-time, in any position within the organization

Exclusion Criteria:

Although females were not discouraged from participating in the POWERPLAY program, they were not included in the evaluation.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cancer
• Health Behavior
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Men

Intervention

Behavioral:
• POWERPLAY
All men from participating worksites are invited to completed surveys prior to and following implementation of a workplace wellness program (called "POWERPLAY")

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	Faculty of Health and Social Development	Kelowna	British Columbia

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of British Columbia	Athabasca University, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCSRI), Northern Health, British Columbia, Canada

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (7)

Bottorff JL, Seaton CL, Johnson ST, Caperchione CM, Oliffe JL, More K, Jaffer-Hirji H, Tillotson SM. An Updated Review of Interventions that Include Promotion of Physical Activity for Adult Men. Sports Med. 2015 Jun;45(6):775-800. doi: 10.1007/s40279-014-0286-3. Review. — View Citation

Caperchione CM, Sharp P, Bottorff JL, Stolp S, Oliffe JL, Johnson ST, Jones-Bricker M, Errey S, Christian H, Healy T, Medhurst K, Lamont S. The POWERPLAY workplace physical activity and nutrition intervention for men: Study protocol and baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Sep;44:42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.07.013. Epub 2015 Jul 14. — View Citation

Caperchione CM, Stolp S, Bottorff JL, Oliffe JL, Johnson ST, Seaton C, Sharp P, Jones-Bricker M, Lamont S, Errey S, Healy T, Medhurst K, Christian H, Klitch M. Changes in Men's Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Knowledge and Behavior as a Result of Pro — View Citation

Johnson ST, Stolp S, Seaton C, Sharp P, Caperchione CM, Bottorff JL, Oliffe JL, Jones-Bricker M, Lamont S, Medhurst K, Errey S, Healy T. A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study. J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Aug;58( — View Citation

Oliffe JL, Bottorff JL, Sharp P, Caperchione CM, Johnson ST, Healy T, Lamont S, Jones-Bricker M, Medhurst K, Errey S. Healthy Eating and Active Living: Rural-Based Working Men's Perspectives. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Nov;11(6):1664-1672. doi: 10.1177/1557988315619372. Epub 2015 Dec 14. — View Citation

Seaton CL, Bottorff JL, Jones-Bricker M, Oliffe JL, DeLeenheer D, Medhurst K. Men's Mental Health Promotion Interventions: A Scoping Review. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Nov;11(6):1823-1837. doi: 10.1177/1557988317728353. Epub 2017 Sep 8. Review. — View Citation

Seaton CL, Bottorff JL, Oliffe JL, Jones-Bricker M, Caperchione CM, Johnson ST, Sharp P. Acceptability of the POWERPLAY Program: A Workplace Health Promotion Intervention for Men. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Nov;11(6):1809-1822. doi: 10.1177/1557988317728354. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical Activity	Weekly physical activity was assessed using the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shephard, 1985).	6 months
Secondary	Healthy Eating	Self-reported servings of fruits and vegetables	6 months

External Links

•   POWERPLAY program website
•   Research project website for MHEAL