NCT00147927

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multi-component email health promotion program on employee adoption of health promoting behaviors and secondarily on health status, work productivity and health care costs.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
2,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2003

Typical duration for not_applicable

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

December 1, 2003

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 2, 2005

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 7, 2005

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

August 1, 2007

Status Verified

July 1, 2007

First QC Date

September 2, 2005

Last Update Submit

July 31, 2007

Conditions

Health Behavior

Keywords

emailinternethealth promotionbehavior changehealth statuswork productivityhealthcare costemployee

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Physical Activity

  • Fruit and Vegetable intake

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Antecedents to behavior change

  • Health status

  • Work productivity

  • Costs

Interventions

Sequential emails and web supportBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Adult employee of participating worksite
  • Access to desktop computer

You may not qualify if:

  • Under 18 years of age

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (10)

  • Daviglus ML, Liu K, Yan LL, Pirzada A, Manheim L, Manning W, Garside DB, Wang R, Dyer AR, Greenland P, Stamler J. Relation of body mass index in young adulthood and middle age to Medicare expenditures in older age. JAMA. 2004 Dec 8;292(22):2743-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.22.2743.

    PMID: 15585734BACKGROUND

  • Pelletier KR. A review and analysis of the clinical- and cost-effectiveness studies of comprehensive health promotion and disease management programs at the worksite: 1998-2000 update. Am J Health Promot. 2001 Nov-Dec;16(2):107-16. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-16.2.107.

    PMID: 11727590BACKGROUND

  • Aldana SG, Merrill RM, Price K, Hardy A, Hager R. Financial impact of a comprehensive multisite workplace health promotion program. Prev Med. 2005 Feb;40(2):131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.05.008.

    PMID: 15533521BACKGROUND

  • Glasgow RE, McCaul KD, Fisher KJ. Participation in worksite health promotion: a critique of the literature and recommendations for future practice. Health Educ Q. 1993 Fall;20(3):391-408. doi: 10.1177/109019819302000309.

    PMID: 8307762BACKGROUND

  • Lewis RJ, Huebner WW, Yarborough CM 3rd. Characteristics of participants and nonparticipants in worksite health promotion. Am J Health Promot. 1996 Nov-Dec;11(2):99-106. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-11.2.99.

    PMID: 10163602BACKGROUND

  • Grosch JW, Alterman T, Petersen MR, Murphy LR. Worksite health promotion programs in the U.S.: factors associated with availability and participation. Am J Health Promot. 1998 Sep-Oct;13(1):36-45. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-13.1.36.

    PMID: 10186933BACKGROUND

  • Crump CE, Earp JA, Kozma CM, Hertz-Picciotto I. Effect of organization-level variables on differential employee participation in 10 federal worksite health promotion programs. Health Educ Q. 1996 May;23(2):204-23. doi: 10.1177/109019819602300206.

    PMID: 8744873BACKGROUND

  • Abrams DB, Boutwell WB, Grizzle J, Heimendinger J, Sorensen G, Varnes J. Cancer control at the workplace: the Working Well Trial. Prev Med. 1994 Jan;23(1):15-27. doi: 10.1006/pmed.1994.1003.

    PMID: 8016028BACKGROUND

  • Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2003; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2003(b).

    BACKGROUND

  • Roizen MF, Stephenson M. Real Age: Are you as Young as you Can Be? Cliff Street Books 1996.

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Patricia D Franklin, MD MPH MBA

    University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2005

First Posted

September 7, 2005

Study Start

December 1, 2003

Study Completion

December 1, 2005

Last Updated

August 1, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-07