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Worksite Program to Prevent Weight Gain Among Bus Drivers

NCT00122993 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2019-11-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate a two-year multi-component environmental intervention to prevent weight gain among city bus drivers at four bus garages.

It is hypothesized that transit employees in the intervention garages will gain less weight compared to the transit employees in the control garages.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healthful eating and food choices behavior change programs and changes in worksite food availability and prices

Food choices and eating behavior programs and environmental changes will be implemented for 18 months in intervention garages.

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity

Physical activity programs are offered at the intervention garages for an 18 month period.

BEHAVIORAL

Environment

Changes in the food and physical activity environment are made for an 18 month period in intervention garages. These include improving the healthfulness of the foods available in vending machines, and improving the fitness rooms at the garages.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Simone French · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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