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The Effectiveness of Physical Activity Monitoring and Distance Counseling in an Occupational Health Setting

NCT00994565 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 544

Last updated 2011-06-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The CoAct study is investigating a novel lifestyle intervention, aimed at the working population, with daily activity monitoring and distance counseling via telephone and secure web messages. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of lifestyle counseling on the level of physical activity in an occupational health setting. The purposes include also analyzing the potential effects of changes in physical activity on productivity at work and sickness absence, and health care costs.

Conditions

  • Physical Inactivity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Activity monitoring and distance counseling

The physical activity monitoring and distance counseling concept combines the use of a personal activity monitor with web-based tailored physical activity advice. Users can interactively plan and evaluate their own activity advice based on their actual PA scores and their PA preferences and goals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Pohjola Insurance Ltd

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Helsinki University of Technology

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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