e-Health Education Program at Workplace

NCT ID: NCT02980237

Last Updated: 2019-04-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

384 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-20

Study Completion Date

2018-03-02

Brief Summary

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The objective this study is evaluate if an e-Health education program at the workplace to contributes to improve quality of life from Office Workers. And:Life style modification; Improve physical activity Reduces on Anthropometric Measures; Reduces Pain and discomfort in the musculoskeletal system

Detailed Description

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Objective: The purpose of this study is evaluate the effectiveness of an e-Health education program at the workplace in the quality of life promotion.

Design: Double Blinded. Randomized clinical trial by cluster. Setting: Office Workers of the Universidade Publica do Estado da Bahia, Bahia State, Brazil. Participants: 348 office workers are enrollment, both sex, with over 18 year old.

Intervention: Participants will randomized in: (1) reference group will receive an e-learning health education compose by nine video-class according to the dimensions: 1) musculoskeletal health, 2) eating health e 3) mental health. A video will available by moodle platform every 20 days during six months. In this period the workers will monitored regarding to access the videos and and reinforcements to remain in the program. (2) intervention group: they will receive e-health education program with additional support healthcare tutor everyday.

Conditions

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Health Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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eHealth_additional support

An e-learning education program whose audiovisual content will be implemented. The course could be access in the workplace but they will be additional support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eHealth_additional support

Intervention Type OTHER

An e-learning education program whose audiovisual content will be implemented. Nine audiovisual e-Health program will be composed of nine video classes addressing the following topics: 1) musculoskeletal health, 2) healthy diet and 3) mental health were identified through focus group. A communication tool will be adopted is the Moodle environment. All the participants will be able to whipping the web platform and questions regarding access and navigation are answered by e-mail. All participants will be monitored, as viewing the videos, and whenever it is identified that the participants not accessed and lack of interest of reasons. A team of tutors will be responsible for online support providing reinforcing stimuli and clarifying any questions (intervention group) on the content.

eHealth

This group will receive an e-learning education program same as the intervention group . However, the participants will not receive additional support by team.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

eHealth_program

Intervention Type OTHER

The comparative group will receive the same eHealth education program that intervention group. But the comparative group will receive only audiovisuals without additional support. .

Interventions

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eHealth_additional support

An e-learning education program whose audiovisual content will be implemented. Nine audiovisual e-Health program will be composed of nine video classes addressing the following topics: 1) musculoskeletal health, 2) healthy diet and 3) mental health were identified through focus group. A communication tool will be adopted is the Moodle environment. All the participants will be able to whipping the web platform and questions regarding access and navigation are answered by e-mail. All participants will be monitored, as viewing the videos, and whenever it is identified that the participants not accessed and lack of interest of reasons. A team of tutors will be responsible for online support providing reinforcing stimuli and clarifying any questions (intervention group) on the content.

Intervention Type OTHER

eHealth_program

The comparative group will receive the same eHealth education program that intervention group. But the comparative group will receive only audiovisuals without additional support. .

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Technical-administrative workers, computer users for a minimum period of six months. ,
* Signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Suspected or confirmed pregnant workers at randomization time
* Mothers what Breastfeeding
* Workers in annual leave.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rosimeire Simprini Padula

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rosimeire Simprini Padula

PhD

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Rosimeire S Padula, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universidade Cidade de São Paulo

Locations

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Rosimeire Simprini Padula

Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Other Identifiers

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1.023.328

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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