NCT00122928

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to design and demonstrate the feasibility of implementing moderate and intensive environmental obesity prevention programs at major worksites.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
5,124

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable obesity

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2004

Longer than P75 for not_applicable obesity

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2004

Completed
10 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 20, 2005

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 22, 2005

Completed
2.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2008

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

November 14, 2013

Status Verified

November 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

3.4 years

First QC Date

July 20, 2005

Last Update Submit

November 12, 2013

Conditions

ObesityCardiovascular DiseasesHeart Diseases

Keywords

WorksiteWorkplaceReturn on InvestmentFinancial Impact

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

  • Prevalence of obesity

    Measured at baseline and at the end of years 1 and 2

  • Weight-related risk factors

    Measured at baseline and at the end of years 1 and 2

  • Overall health and well-being

    Measured at baseline and at the end of years 1 and 2

  • Healthcare utilization and expenditures

    Measured at baseline and at the end of years 1 and 2

  • Employee productivity measures (i.e., absenteeism and presenteeism)

    Measured at baseline and at the end of years 1 and 2

  • Return on investment (measured at Year 2)

    Measured at baseline and at the end of years 1 and 2

Study Arms (3)

High intensity environmental intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Intense intervention

Behavioral: DietBehavioral: ExerciseBehavioral: Environmental Obesity Program - Healthy Culture

Moderate intensity environmental intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Moderate intervention

Behavioral: DietBehavioral: Exercise

Individual intervention only

NO INTERVENTION

Control

Interventions

DietBEHAVIORAL

Healthy Choices in vending machines; Healthy Choices in cafeteria; Catering (Healthy Choices in site meetings, shutdowns, OT meals, etc.); Targeted Messages: Nutrition; Site Based Rewards and Recognition - Individual Employees Weight Management Tracking Program

High intensity environmental interventionModerate intensity environmental intervention
ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

Walking Paths/Routes; Weight Management Tracking Program; Targeted Messages: Physical Activity; Site Based Rewards and Recognition - Individual Employees

High intensity environmental interventionModerate intensity environmental intervention
Environmental Obesity Program - Healthy CultureBEHAVIORAL

Site Goal Setting; Work Group Alignment to Site Goals; Reporting to Senior Leadership; Leadership Training; Site Leadership, Cross Discipline Teams, Work Groups, Healthy Culture Focal Point Rewards and Recognition

High intensity environmental intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Active employees at any of 12 participating company locations of The Dow Chemical Company
  • Participants must be must be between 18 and 70 years old

You may not qualify if:

  • The Dow Chemical Company employees located at a facility other than one of the 12 study sites

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (7)

  • Goetzel RZ, Ozminkowski RJ, Baase CM, Billotti GM. Estimating the return-on-investment from changes in employee health risks on the Dow Chemical Company's health care costs. J Occup Environ Med. 2005 Aug;47(8):759-68. doi: 10.1097/01.jom.0000172868.05935.67.

    PMID: 16093925BACKGROUND

  • Pratt CA, Lemon SC, Fernandez ID, Goetzel R, Beresford SA, French SA, Stevens VJ, Vogt TM, Webber LS. Design characteristics of worksite environmental interventions for obesity prevention. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Sep;15(9):2171-80. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.258.

    PMID: 17890484BACKGROUND

  • Wilson MG, Goetzel RZ, Ozminkowski RJ, DeJoy DM, Della L, Roemer EC, Schneider J, Tully KJ, White JM, Baase CM. Using formative research to develop environmental and ecological interventions to address overweight and obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2007 Nov;15 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):37S-47S. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.386.

    PMID: 18073340BACKGROUND

  • Della LJ, DeJoy DM, Goetzel RZ, Ozminkowski RJ, Wilson MG. Assessing management support for worksite health promotion: psychometric analysis of the leading by example (LBE) instrument. Am J Health Promot. 2008 May-Jun;22(5):359-67. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.22.5.359.

    PMID: 18517097BACKGROUND

  • Dejoy DM, Wilson MG, Goetzel RZ, Ozminkowski RJ, Wang S, Baker KM, Bowen HM, Tully KJ. Development of the Environmental Assessment Tool (EAT) to measure organizational physical and social support for worksite obesity prevention programs. J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Feb;50(2):126-37. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318161b42a.

    PMID: 18301169BACKGROUND

  • Goetzel RZ, Bowen J, Ozminkowski RJ, Kassed, C, Roemer, EC, Tabrizi MJ, Short M, Wang S, Pei X, Bowen H, DeJoy DM, Wilson MG, Baker K, Tully K, White JM, Billotti GM, Baase CM (In press). Case Study: Introducing Environmental Interventions at The Dow Chemical Company Aimed at Reducing Overweight and Obesity among Workers. Book chapter in American College of Sports Medicine Worksite Health Handbook. Second Edition: Healthy Worker, Healthy Company, Pronk N (ed.) Human Kinetics.

    BACKGROUND

  • Goetzel RZ, Baker KM, Short ME, Pei X, Ozminkowski RJ, Wang S, Bowen JD, Roemer EC, Craun BA, Tully KJ, Baase CM, DeJoy DM, Wilson MG. First-year results of an obesity prevention program at The Dow Chemical Company. J Occup Environ Med. 2009 Feb;51(2):125-38. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181954b03.

    PMID: 19209033BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

ObesityCardiovascular DiseasesHeart Diseases

Interventions

DietExercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaDiet, Food, and NutritionPhysiological PhenomenaMotor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Ron Z. Goetzel, PhD

    Emory University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Research Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 20, 2005

First Posted

July 22, 2005

Study Start

October 1, 2004

Primary Completion

March 1, 2008

Study Completion

September 1, 2009

Last Updated

November 14, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-11