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"Step by Step": A Feasibility Study of the Promotion of Lunchtime Walking to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Mental Well-being in Sedentary Employees

NCT01150084 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2010-06-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Increasing rates of sedentary living, often complemented by obesity, among large segments of the adult population are associated with costs to individual health and well-being and thereby to society as a whole. Although some workplaces offer physical activity opportunities, those employees who tend to need it the most (i.e., the health needy) are often not attracted. In this project, the investigators propose to develop and evaluate a programme that is targeted to the sedentary health needy employees. The investigators will work with the corporate partner (a large university) to attract such employees through an extensive social marketing driven campaign. A 16-week lunchtime walking programme is proposed in which walking groups are offered followed by support and motivational strategies for longer term independent walking. The investigators will examine the effects of the programme on total amount of walking (including a follow-up assessment 4 months later) and will use innovative technology (Smartphones) to also examine the effect of lunchtime walks on well-being and work performance within and between participants.

Conditions

  • Exercise
  • Sedentary

Interventions

OTHER

16-week lunchtime walking intervention

10 week group led lunchtime walks (each 30 minutes) followed by 6 weeks independent walking

OTHER

delayed treatment

to start at week 10

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BUPA Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani, PhD · University of Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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