Promoting Sustainable and Active Mobility Among Employees and Students

NCT06493006 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 01UV2301B
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to assess health data (heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood glucose, particulate matter pollution) and travel characteristics (length, duration and type of commute) on the way to and from work from members of the universities in Hannover (Germany).

Conditions

Mobility on the Way to Work and Health-related Outcomes

Keywords

commuting to work; active mobility; heart rate variability; sustainable universities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Heart rate variability (HRV)

  HRV measured by a wearable activity tracker

  24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup, and 7 consecutive days for the long-term subgroup

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Blood glucose concentration

  24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup

• Work-Ability-Index

  Once at baseline for both study subgroups

• 24 hour blood pressure

  24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup

• Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) duration

  7 consecutive days for the long-term subgroup

• Health-related quality of life

  Once at baseline for both study subgroups

Study Arms (2)

Long-term group

University members who use mainly one transport mode to get to the work place

Short-term group

University members who alternate their transport habits between physically active and passive commuting

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Employees and Students of Hannover Medical School, Leibniz University Hannover, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, and the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology (all Lower Saxony, Germany)

You may qualify if:

• living within 50km around the workplace

You may not qualify if:

• current participation in another interventional study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hannover Medical School: lead
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover: collaborator
• Hochschule Hannover: collaborator
• Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hannover Medical School

Hanover, Lower Saxony, 20625, Germany

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Beyer M, Boyen J, Wussow-Hampel S, Stein L, Schmidt LS, Tegtbur U, Haufe S. Role of commuting characteristics on physical and mental health among members at university institutions (DiNaMo-active): a protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2025 Jun 19;11(2):e002665. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002665. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 40546747 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Uwe Tegtbur, Prof. Dr.

  Hannover Medical School, Clinic of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Sven Haufe, PD Dr.

CONTACT

00495115325499; haufe.sven@mh-hannover.de

Mailin Beyer, M.Sc.

CONTACT

00495115325499; beyer.mailin@mh-hannover.de

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2024
• First Posted: July 9, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: November 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Locations

DE (1)