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Physical Exercise, Dietary Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Training as a Combined Intervention to Reduce Weight and Increase Workability in Health Care Workers

NCT01015716 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 146

Last updated 2012-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a 1 year worksite based life-style intervention can reduce body weight and increase physical capacity and subsequently reduce musculoskeletal disorders and increase workability in overweight health care workers.

Conditions

  • Overweight
  • Physical Capacity
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Work Ability
  • Sick-leave

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention-group

Physical exercise, dietary counseling and cognitive behavioral training as a combined intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Control-group

Invitation to attend a monthly seminar of 2 hour duration on a wide range of health related topics

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Danish Working Environment Research Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The Ministry of Culture Committee on Sports Research, Denmark

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeanette R. Christensen, M.Sc. PT · Department of Sport Science

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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Diseases

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