NCT01293253

Effect of Daily Stair Walking on Cardiovascular Health

Danish: Integreret Motion på Arbejdspladsen (IRMA) English: Implementation of Exercise at the Workplace

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 67 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Many adults find it difficult to perform physical exercise during leisure. The workplace may provide an optimal setting to encourage a healthier lifestyle. This study investigates the effect of daily stair walking at the workplace on cardiovascular health. The main hypothesis is that daily stair walking for 10 weeks compared with a control group results in increased aerobic fitness.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Stair walking	Participants of the stair group is encouraged to use the stairs for 10 minutes a day at the workplace. Participants of the control group receive a health examination before and after the intervention period, and are advised to stay active

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2011-02-10
• Last updated: 2011-10-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark