Evaluation of a Treadmill Workstation in an Emergency Dispatch Center

NCT03507764 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: Marche pour le 15
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The principal objective of this study is to determine if the provision of a treadmill workstation in an emergency medical services (EMS) dispatch center increases the number of steps that participants make daily within 6 months compared to the usual working conditions. The investigators hypothesized that the provision of a treadmill workstation with a slow walking could increase the number of daily steps and decrease days of leave, musculoskeletal disorders without decreasing the dispatch quality.

Conditions

Work-Related Condition

Keywords

Treadmills; Exercise; Number of steps; Dispatchers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Difference of number of steps at 0 and 6 months

  Number of daily steps measured by actimetry (including all walking activities measured over a day). Measurements will be done with actimetry during one week before the randomization and at 6 months

  0 and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Evaluation of Quality of life

  0, 6 and 12 months

• Evaluation of Anxiety and depression

  0, 6 and 12 months

• Change in blood pressure

  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 months

• Change in heart rate

  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 months

• Change in Weight

  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 months

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

During the randomized study phase (6 months),subjects will perform their usual activity without access to the treadmill workstation in the dispatch center. After six months, all subjects will continue to be assessed with free access to the treadmill workstation at the workplace.

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

During the randomized study phase, subjects will have an open access to the treadmill workstation with the indication to use it for at least one hour (continuous or split) on working days. After six months, all subjects will continue to be assessed with free access to the treadmill workstation.

Other: Use of the treadmill workstation at work

Interventions

Use of the treadmill workstation at work OTHER

During the randomized study phase, provision of the treadmill workstation with the recommendation to use it for at least one hour (continuous or split) during each of the working shifts. After six months, all subjects will use treadmill without restrictions or conditions.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Dispatchers working in Emergency Medical Service

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnant women
• Inability to walk

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Grenoble: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Grenoble

Grenoble, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Guillaume Debaty, MD, PhD

  CHU Grenoble Alpes, SAMU38

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2018
• First Posted: April 25, 2018
• Study Start: February 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: May 15, 2019
• Study Completion: December 31, 2019
• Last Updated: October 7, 2021

Record last verified: 2019-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)