A Health Promotion Project for Workers at National Taiwan University Hospital
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Background and Purpose: Fitness is the foundation for health and quality of life for individuals. Recent changes in lifestyle and eating habit in Taiwan have significantly increased the prevalence of metabolic syndrome that may lead to poor fitness and subsequent coronary artery disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Although workers at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) have undertaken regular health fitness examination, the examination did not include the posture and movement analysis and no exercise intervention was provided to those with metabolic syndrome. This study is therefore aimed to conduct comprehensive health fitness examination for workers at NTUH and to examine whether exercise intervention could decrease the risk factors and enhance fitness in those at risk or with metabolic syndrome. Methods: This study will consist of two parts. In the first part, 1102 workers at NTUH will be administered comprehensive fitness examination (body mass index, waist circumference, muscle strength, flexibility, balance, cardiopulmonary test, and posture and movement analysis) and will be assessed with the Physical Activity Readiness and the Perceived Musculoskeletal Pain Scale and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Those workers who are at risk or have metabolic syndrome (N=240) will be assigned into the control, home-based exercise, and intensive exercise group with 80 in each group with their will. The home-based exercise group will receive exercise instruction biweekly for three months; the intensive exercise group will receive moderate aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise three times a week for three months. The other workers who are insufficient fitness status (N=240) will be assigned into the control, home-based exercise, and intensive exercise group with their will. The home-based exercise group will receive exercise instruction biweekly for a month; the intensive exercise group with 80 in each group will receive moderate aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise three times a week for a month. Descriptive statistics will be used to estimate the prevalence of 1, 2 and ≧3 metabolic risk factors, and poor fitness. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to examine the relation between metabolic syndrome risk factors and fitness. One-way ANOVA will be used to compare the demographic characteristics of the control, home-based exercise, and intensive exercise group. Two-way ANOVA repeated measures will be used to examine the metabolic syndrome risk factors and fitness in the three groups across time. Clinical relevance: Our results will help understand the health fitness of workers at NTUH and will assist in establishing effective exercise program for those at risk or with metabolic syndrome.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2011
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 25, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 4, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2020
CompletedNovember 4, 2019
August 1, 2019
9.3 years
September 25, 2013
October 31, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
All improve fitness status
Body mass index, BMI is calculated by dividing a person's weight (in kilograms) by his or her height (in meters, squared).
36 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
All improve fitness status
36 weeks
Other Outcomes (5)
All improve fitness status
36 weeks
All improve fitness status
36 weeks
All improve fitness status
36 weeks
- +2 more other outcomes
Study Arms (3)
Intensive exercise & home exercise
EXPERIMENTALIntensive exercise group Home exercise group
Intensive exercise & control
EXPERIMENTALIntensive exercise group Control group
Home exercise & control group
EXPERIMENTALHome exercise Control group
Interventions
The intensive exercise group will receive moderate aerobic exercise and strengthening exercise three times a week for three months.
The home-based exercise group will receive exercise instruction biweekly for three months
Control group means no any intervention for them. The control group who with metabolic syndrome risk factors just live as usual.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age between 20-60 years old
- At least one metabolic syndrome risk factor (Elevated blood pressure: Equal to or greater than 120/80 mm Hg, Central obesity: waist circumference ≥ 90 cm (male), ≥ 80 cm (female), Elevated triglycerides: Equal to or greater than 150 mg/dL, Reduced HDL cholesterol: Men - Less than 40 mg/dL Women - Less than 50 mg/dL, Elevated fasting glucose: Equal to or greater than 100 mg/dL)
You may not qualify if:
- diastolic blood pressure greater than 139 mm Hg or systolic blood pressure greater than 89 mm Hg
- fasting glucose greater than 125 mg/dL
- triglycerides greater than 199 mg/dL
- Subjects have in progress cardiovascular disease or in treatment course
- chest distress, short of breath, dizziness, faint in recent 3 months
- Muscular skeletal system injury or pain
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Physical Therapy Center, National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Jau-Yih Tsauo, PhD
National Taiwan University Hospital
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 25, 2013
First Posted
December 4, 2013
Study Start
April 1, 2011
Primary Completion
August 1, 2020
Study Completion
August 1, 2020
Last Updated
November 4, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-08