My Exercise. A Team-based Workplace Intervention for Increased Exercise

NCT02429635 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 2013/294227874
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 202
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this research study is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention on exercise and health, and to contribute to the understanding of how team-based worksite health promotion programs should be designed in order to increase and maintain exercise among employees. The study design is a randomized controlled trial. There are a number of different theories on the subject of how to affect motivation for health behavior change. This study is based on the tenets of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in combination with elements from Motivational Interviewing and in accordance with the Health Promotion Guidelines developed by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, NICE. It is assumed that if such a program is designed and offered in a manner that satisfies the participants' sense of autonomy, competence and relatedness, this will affect the quality of the participants' self-regulated motivation and perceived competence for exercise and lifestyle changes. As a consequence, a large proportion of the participants will adhere to the program and increase their exercise both in the short (5 months) and long term (8 months). The following research questions will be:

1. 1.Would a team-based health and exercise promotion intervention designed to be needs supportive, relative to a control group:
2. 2.Influence increases in exercise levels, improved aerobic fitness, reduced blood pressure, and decreases in waist circumference, and Body mass index (BMI), in addition to changes in body composition in terms of reduced percentage of fat and increased percentage of muscles?
3. 3.Influence increases in psychological well-being?
4. 4.Influence increases in perceived investment in employees' health competence, which would positively predict affective organizational commitment and job performance, and negatively predict turnover intentions?
5. 5.Influence decreases in sickness absenteeism?
6. 6.If so, would changes in psychological needs support, autonomous motivation for exercise, perceived competence and self-efficacy in exercise mediate these effects?

Conditions

Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise

Keywords

Exercise; lifestyle diseases; well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Changes from baseline levels of regular exercise (International Physical Activity Index (IPAI)

  Assessed by a self reported questionnaire: International Physical Activity Index (IPAI). (Kurtze et al., 2008)

  T1: baseline, T2: post-test 5 months, T3: post-test 8 months

• Changes from baseline cardiovascular endurance/aerobic fitness (Astrand-Rhyming Cycle Ergometer Test)

  Assessed by Astrand-Rhyming Cycle Ergometer Test. This ia submaximal cycle ergometer aerobic fitness test (Astrand, 1960).

  T1: baseline, T2: Post-test 5 months

Secondary Outcomes (17)

• Changes from baseline Systolic Blood Pressure (measured manually by means of an auscultatory technique with a mercury column or mechanical aneroid sphygmomanometer)

  T1: baseline, T2: Post-test 5 months

• Changes from baseline body weight and composition (Tanita Scale)

  T1: baseline, T2: post-test 5 months

• Changes from baseline self-regulated motivation for exercise (Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2)

  T1: Prbaseline, T2: post-test 5 months, T3: post-test 8 months

• Changes from baseline basic psychological needs satisfaction in exercise (Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES)

  T1: baseline, T2: post-test 5 months, T3: post-test 8 months

• Changes from baseline perceived self-efficacy in exercise (Self-efficacy in Exercise Scale)

  T1: baseline, T2: post-test 5 months, T3: post-test 8 months

Study Arms (2)

My exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Health Screening I and II Questionnaires on health and lifestyle, physiological test of fitness, physiological health tests and blood profile - compiled in a health profile report. Individual guidance and advice from professional health advisor. Team-workshop I and II A 2 hours' workshop lead and facilitated by a trained and professional health advisor. It consists of short talks on exercise and health, and on health behavior change and motivation in addition to work with self-reflection and discussion tasks. Competence, support and advice during 2. workshp. Exercise groups Small groups with similar exercise level and ambitions who support each other in their efforts to establish new exercise habits according to their individual exercise plan.

Behavioral: My exercise

Control group - delayed intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Health Screening I and II Questionnaires on health and lifestyle, physiological test of fitness, physiological health tests and blood profile - compiled in a health profile report. Individual guidance and advice from professional health advisor. Team workshops and training groups The control groups will consist of teams that will receive the team-based health promotion measures about 9 months after the Team-based health promotion measures group.

Behavioral: My exercise

Interventions

My exercise BEHAVIORAL

Health Screening I and II Questionnaires on health and lifestyle, physiological test of fitness, physiological health tests and blood profile - compiled in a health profile report. Individual guidance and advice from professional health advisor. Team-workshop I and II A 2 hours' workshop lead and facilitated by a trained and professional health advisor. It consists of short talks on exercise and health, and on health behavior change and motivation in addition to work with self-reflection and discussion tasks. Competence, support and advice during 2. workshop. Exercise groups Small groups with similar exercise level and ambitions who support each other in their efforts to establish new exercise habits according to their individual exercise plan

Also known as: A team-based health promotion intervention

Control group - delayed intervention; My exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 67 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Employment at the Norwegian Post
• Position of 40% or more

You may not qualify if:

• Temporary employment that lasts for less than 12 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: lead
• The Research Council of Norway: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Norwegian School of Sport Science

Oslo, 0863, Norway

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Pedersen C, Halvari H, Olafsen AH. Worksite physical activity intervention and somatic symptoms burden: The role of coworker support for basic psychological needs and autonomous motivation. J Occup Health Psychol. 2019 Feb;24(1):55-65. doi: 10.1037/ocp0000131. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

  PMID: 30113178 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Hallgeir Halvari, Professor

  Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

  STUDY CHAIR

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: Professor II

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 14, 2015
• First Posted: April 29, 2015
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2016
• Study Completion: April 1, 2016
• Last Updated: September 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-09

Locations

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