Preventing Risk for Metabolic Syndrome in Workaholics: An Intervention

NCT04183907 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H19-01533
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 210
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Given the serious nature of the health risks workaholics face, it is important to understand how the health risks of workaholics can be mitigated. Blue Mesa Health (BMH), partner in this research, has developed a digital lifestyle intervention program, Transform, that aims to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes through incremental changes to health behaviours. The program's participants work to improve their diet and physical activity levels with the guidance of a smartphone app and a remote health coach. The researchers designed a study to examine if Transform is particularly effective for workaholics as compared to non-workaholics. The goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of Transform in improving workaholics' and non-workaholics' health and work outcomes.

Conditions

PreDiabetes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Health outcomes

  Weight loss

  3 to 6 months

• Work outcomes

  lower absenteeism

  3 to 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group completes three questionnaires in months 1, 3 and 6, including questions on health behaviours, workaholism and work outcomes.

Transform

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention (see next page)

Behavioral: Transform

Interventions

Transform BEHAVIORAL

The Partner, Blue Mesa Health, has developed a lifestyle intervention program for pre-diabetics that aims to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes through incremental changes to health behaviours. Transform is based on the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). Blue Mesa Health adapted the National DPP into a digital experience by combining the use of technology- an app, wearable activity trackers (Fitbit) and digital scales- with the professional guidance of remote health coaches. It is a 6-month intervention that helps individuals establish healthier lifestyle habits. Each participant strives to achieve 2 primary goals: Attaining 5 to 7 percent weight loss from their starting bodyweight Engaging in at least 150 minutes of weekly physical activity

Transform

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- Employees who work 24 hours (3 days) per week or more.

You may not qualify if:

• Pre-existing diabetes (I and II)
• Pregnancy
• End stage Renal disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Simon Fraser University: lead
• Fraser Health: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Fraser Health

Surrey, British Columbia, V3T OH1, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prediabetic State

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Interested employees working at Fraser Health can sign up to our study. They will fill in a prediabetes check list. By filling out this check list (online survey) participants' the Blue Mesa Health portal assigns a participant number to each participant. The names of participants are stored on the portal. Participants scoring as 'risk for prediabetes' are invited to participate in the study. Of the interested participants 100 will be randomly assigned to the Transform group or the Control group (n = 50 in each group). Participants will know whether they participate in the lifestyle intervention (Transform program) or not. The researchers do not know (it is an online program) although they could in theory look up in the data which person is in the control vs treatment group.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Model Details: There will be one group that participates in the intervention, and one control group that does not.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2019
• First Posted: December 3, 2019
• Study Start: February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 14, 2021
• Study Completion: September 14, 2021
• Last Updated: September 21, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Locations

CA (1)