Intervention to Increase Physical Activity and Wellbeing Among Staff and Residents in Assisted Living Facilities

NCT07785947 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: HP-001191001R01NR021880-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 344
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to test a program that aims to help staff increase wellness behaviors and test the impact of this program on staff and work outcomes. We will also assess the impact of the program on residents' physical activity and function.

Conditions

Worksite Health Promotion; Lifestyle Risk Reduction; Occupational Burnout; Healthcare Workers; Long Term Care Facility; Physical Activity; Older Adults Institutionalized in Residential Homes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Sedentary, light, moderate and vigorous physical activity

  via an Accelerometer for staff and residents

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (15)

• Sleep duration and quality

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6, months, 9 months and 12 months

• Blood pressure

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

• Body mass index (BMI)

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

• Waist circumference

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

• Visceral fat

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months

Other Outcomes (2)

• Quality of interactions schedule (QuIS)

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6, months, 9 months, and 12 months

• Modified Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

  -3 months, 0, 3 months, 6, months, 9 months and 12 months

Study Arms (1)

WHHIP with FFC interventions

EXPERIMENTAL

Step 1, Identify a stakeholder team and identify and train an AL champion to work with the interventionist to provide the WHHIP+FFC. Step 2, Environment and policy assessment for PA changes. Step 3, Education and goal setting. Step 4, Mentoring and motivation of staff and residents.

Behavioral: WHHIP; Behavioral: FFC

Interventions

WHHIP BEHAVIORAL

Worksite wellness interventions designed to increase physical activity for staff and reduce barriers to physical activity (such as job stress).

WHHIP with FFC interventions

FFC BEHAVIORAL

Interventions designed to increase workers' engagement and encouragement of function focused care with residents

WHHIP with FFC interventions

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• employed by the assisted living community in a direct care role for at least 9 months
• not pregnant
• speak and understand English

You may not qualify if:

• do not pass the Evaluation to Sign Consent test
• do not pass the EASY exercise safety screener
• years of age or older
• speak and understand English
• live in the participating assisting living community at the time of recruitment
• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): collaborator
• University of Maryland, Baltimore: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Maryland School of Nursing

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior; Burnout, Professional; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Occupational Stress; Occupational Diseases; Burnout, Psychological; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Kelly Doran

CONTACT

410-706-5470; kdoran@umaryland.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: Incomplete stepped wedge cluster randomized trial design with two pre implementation timepoints (study months -3 and 0) and four timepoints during the intervention (study months 3, 6, 9, and 12).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2026
• First Posted: August 25, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2031
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2031
• Last Updated: August 25, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: At the end of the study (estimated 2031)
• Access Criteria: open access and link will be provided when it is uploaded to the repository

Locations

US (1)