NCT01371084

Pedal@Work: A Worksite Wellness Program

Pilot Study to Test the Efficacy of a Worksite Intervention for Reducing Daily Sedentary Time and Improving Risk Factors for Cardiometabolic Disease Among Sedentary, Overweight, Full-time Working Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: East Carolina University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this pilot study is to test the efficacy of a worksite intervention for reducing daily sedentary time and improving risk factors for cardiometabolic disease (e.g., measures of adiposity, anthropometrics, cardiorespiratory fitness) among sedentary, overweight, full-time working adults as compared to a waitlist control. A secondary aim will be to test pedal time at work as a measure of compliance with the intervention.

Detailed description

Recent research indicates prolonged sedentary behaviors such as computer use and workplace sitting are particularly damaging resulting in increased risk for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. Few interventions have been tested with the specific purpose of reducing sedentary time to improve risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. The primary aim of this pilot study is to test the efficacy of a worksite intervention for reducing daily sedentary time and improving risk factors for cardiometabolic disease (e.g., measures of adiposity, anthropometrics, cardiorespiratory fitness) among sedentary, overweight, full-time working adults as compared to a waitlist control. A secondary aim will be to test pedal time at work as a measure of compliance with the intervention. Participants will be followed for 12 weeks and randomized to either a treatment or wait list control group which will have the option to crossover into the intervention after 12 weeks.

Conditions

• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pedal@Work Worksite Wellness	Participants randomized to the intervention group will be provided access to a portable pedal exercise machine, a pedometer and a worksite wellness motivational website for 12 weeks. As part of this website, participants will be emailed behavioral intervention materials a maximum of three times per week targeted at reducing sedentary time.
BEHAVIORAL	Pedal@Work	Worksite wellness program.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2011-06-10
• Last updated: 2014-01-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States