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Exercise Training on Metabolic Syndrome Severity in Employees

NCT03293264 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 314

Last updated 2025-06-29

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Summary

Hypothesis: An occupational 6 months physical exercise training will lead to better health behaviour and improve the severity of the metabolic syndrome.

312 subjects will be assigned to either an intervention or a waiting-control-group. The intervention group will receive instructions with the aim to perform 150 min exercise training per week. Exercise consists of endurance, strength and coordination training. A feedback system guided by sports scientists will be installed for all subjects in the intervention group using activity monitoring (wearable). After 6 months training subjects from the intervention group will be assigned to one of the following groups for follow-up observation from month 6 to months 12:

* training with personal/individual feedback from sport scientist
* training with automated feedback using activity monitoring Tools (wearable)
* training without further feedback Subjects assigned to the control group will be provided with information on low intensity motion exercises. After 6 months in the control group subjects will be provided with the same exercise intervention as the intervention for a duration of 6 months.

Study visits will be conducted at month 0, month 6, month 12, and a long-term follow-up at month 24..

Conditions

  • Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise training group

Exercise training will consist of 3 - 6 sessions per week and will cumulate in 150 min net exercise time per week. Heart rates during exercise sessions will be monitored with the aim of physical activities at moderate-intensity. Exercises will be individualized to reach the best possible improvements to the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal system. Possible disciples will include but are not limited to: cycling, rowing (ergometer), swimming, walking, nordic-walking, running, arm-cycle-ergometer or cross-trainer as well as fitness courses offered from occupational or private providers. Everyday activities which reach an effective heart rate range can account for exercise training on a home-based basis . Advise on complementary individual strength and coordination exercises will be added to the training program. A nutrition analyses will be completed by every subject to account for special needs of the metabolic syndrome.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Volkswagen AG

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Hannover Medical School

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Axel Haverich, Prof. Dr. · Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery (HTTG)

  • Uwe Tegtbur, Prof. Dr. · Hannover Medical School, Institute for Sports Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-17
Primary Completion
2022-12-17
Completion
2023-07-08

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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