Investigating the Effectiveness of Exercise Coaching on the Physical Activity Behavior of Physically Inactive Employees.

NCT ID: NCT01759927

Last Updated: 2015-12-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 301 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2015-03-31

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to investigate if and how a physical activity counselor can offer an added value in exercise promotion in physically inactive employees. We will explore if the physical activity counselor in the workplace setting can motivate sedentary employees to engage into systematic participation in sports and/or exercise by means of a short term coaching of 12 weeks. We aim to include 300 employees in the physical activity coaching process.

Detailed Description

Being physically active on a regular basis has many health benefits. Nevertheless, the majority of the Belgian population doesn't reach the recommended amount and intensity of physical activity to profit from these health benefits. A physical activity counselor can possibly play a crucial role for these physically inactive individuals. He/she can design an individualized exercise program to stimulate the person to become lifelong physical active. Research has shown that exercise promotion at work can result in a lower absenteeism, prevention of burn-out and a positive corporate identity.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Control condition

Physically inactive employees are measured on anthropometrics, fitness and psycho-social variables.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Physical Activity Coaching

Physically inactive employees receiving a 12-week behavioural support intervention grounded in self-determination theory.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

physical activity coaching

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

After measuring physical actity, physical fitness level, anthropometric and psychosocial variables a personalized 12 week physical activity program is made (=baseline). The intervention consisted of two face-to-face counselling sessions at the start of the intervention, short contacts by e-mail or telephone at weeks 3, 6 and 9, and two face-to-face counselling sessions at the end of the intervention. Employees exercise on their own. After 12 weeks and 6 months all measures are repeated.

Interventions

physical activity coaching

After measuring physical actity, physical fitness level, anthropometric and psychosocial variables a personalized 12 week physical activity program is made (=baseline). The intervention consisted of two face-to-face counselling sessions at the start of the intervention, short contacts by e-mail or telephone at weeks 3, 6 and 9, and two face-to-face counselling sessions at the end of the intervention. Employees exercise on their own. After 12 weeks and 6 months all measures are repeated.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Employee of Janssen Pharmaceutics Belgium
• Physically inactive lifestyle (not reaching 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity a week)
• PAR-Q questionnaire all answers negative, if one or more answers are positive a permission of a physician is necessary

Exclusion Criteria

• none

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Janssen Pharmaceutica

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jan Seghers

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Jan Seghers, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences

Locations

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences

Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium

Countries

Belgium

References

Arrogi A, Schotte A, Bogaerts A, Boen F, Seghers J. Increasing Employees' Health by Workplace Physical Activity Counseling: The Mediating Role of Step-Based Physical Activity Behavior Change. J Phys Act Health. 2019 Mar 1;16(3):205-213. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2018-0148. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 30764729 (View on PubMed)

Arrogi A, Schotte A, Bogaerts A, Boen F, Seghers J. Short- and long-term effectiveness of a three-month individualized need-supportive physical activity counseling intervention at the workplace. BMC Public Health. 2017 Jan 9;17(1):52. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3965-1.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 28069016 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

S54788

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id