Working on Wellness (WOW) Intervention

NCT01494207 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: REC Ref 044/2009
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 800
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main aim of this study is to measure the effectiveness of a worksite health promotion programme on improving physical activity behaviour and associated biological risk factors for cardiovascular disease among South African employees at increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, the investigators will conduct an economic evaluation to determine the associated cost- effectiveness of these health related interventions offered at South African companies. The investigators hypothesize that employees who receive the intervention counseling will have increased levels of physical activity and reduced risk for cardiovascular disease compared to those in the control group.

Conditions

Physical Activity

Keywords

worksite; interventions; motivational interviewing; physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Effectiveness of a worksite intervention on physical activity behavior

  The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire will be used for self reported levels of physical activity. Weekly time spent in moderate and vigorous activity will be reported.

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Risk for cardiovascular disease

  12 months

Study Arms (1)

Lifestyle intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive the intervention (counseling) or usual care (control group)

Behavioral: Wellness counseling

Interventions

Wellness counseling BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will receive up to six counseling sessions where the counselor will employ motivational interviewing techniques. The first and last session will be face-to-face with the remaining four sessions being telephonic.

Also known as: Motivational Interviewing counseling

Lifestyle intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Employees identified to be at 'increased' or 'high' risk for CVD are eligible to take part in the research study. Risk status will be determined by using the (Euro) SCORE 12, together with their habitual physical activity levels, and Body Mass Index. SCORE incorporates age, total cholesterol, blood pressure and smoking status. This score ranks individuals according to their level of risk, ranging from very low to very high 10-year risk of fatal CVD (Appendix 1). Those with a risk of 5% or higher will be considered eligible.

You may not qualify if:

• Employees will be excluded for the following reasons: pregnancy, diagnosis or treatment of cancer, any other disorder that makes physical activity impossible. Contract workers whose employ with the company will end before the 12 month follow up measurement, will also be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Cape Town: lead
• VU University of Amsterdam: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Cape Town

Cape Town, 7725, South Africa

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Kolbe-Alexander TL, Proper KI, Lambert EV, van Wier MF, Pillay JD, Nossel C, Adonis L, Van Mechelen W. Working on wellness (WOW): a worksite health promotion intervention programme. BMC Public Health. 2012 May 24;12:372. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-372.

  PMID: 22625844 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander, PhD

  University of Cape Town

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2011
• First Posted: December 16, 2011
• Study Start: November 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2011
• Study Completion: June 1, 2012
• Last Updated: February 27, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

ZA (1)