NCT03467594

BE@Work: Brief Exercise at Work

BE@Work: A Pilot Controlled Before and After Trial of a Workplace Physical Activity Programme.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Teesside University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

BE@Work (Brief Exercise at Work) is a pilot controlled before and after trial of a workplace physical activity programme.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an 8 week workplace physical activity programme on various markers of physical fitness, cardiometabolic health and wellbeing of employees. The primary outcome measures are the following: aerobic fitness, grip strength, leg extensor power, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose levels, lipid profiles, body mass index, waist and hip circumference and self-report measures of psychological wellbeing. The secondary outcome measure is total physical activity. The primary and secondary outcomes measures will be assessed in the control and intervention groups at baseline and at the end of the intervention (8 weeks).

Conditions

• High-intensity Interval Training

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High-intensity interval training	• Exercises will be conducted in an interval training format (60 second exercise bursts, followed by 75 seconds rest). The exercise bursts are designed to elicit ≥85% of participants age predicted maximum heart rate and will be tailored to each individuals fitness level and ability. Exercise sessions will be conducted 3 times per week for 8 weeks and will last between 15-25 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-09
• Primary completion: 2018-10-31
• Completion: 2018-10-31
• First posted: 2018-03-16
• Last updated: 2019-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom