Workplace-Sponsored Program to Reduce Obesity

June 12, 2012 updated by: Diana Fernandez, University of Rochester

Images of a Healthy Worksite-Preventing Weight Gain in the Workplace

The purpose of this study is to design a comprehensive nutrition and physical activity strategy to gain a broad understanding of the social and cultural role of food and physical activity among workers. Perspectives on innovative interventions that are socially feasible and culturally acceptable will also be obtained. Health lifestyle promotion interventions addressing portion control, healthy nutrition, and increasing physical activity will be tested.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

Broad, population-based approaches are needed to stop or reverse the rise in obesity prevalence. According to the World Health Organization, obesity prevention can be achieved by promoting a healthy diet and a physically active lifestyle. A partnership with the Eastman Kodak Company has been developed to test a worksite intervention for obesity prevention in Rochester, New York.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

The overall goal of this study is to design a comprehensive nutrition and physical activity strategy based on participatory research to promote a healthy lifestyle and to stop the shift of the population body mass index (BMI) curve to the right. Six pairs of worksites will be randomized to either an intervention or control group. Two cross-sectional samples of employees within each worksite will be measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

3938

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Rochester, New York, United States
        • Eastman Kodak Company

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Full-time employees in good health

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 2
Control group
Experimental: 1
Worksite intervention for obesity prevention
Behavioral: Diet
Environmental changes in the food and physical activity environment. Cafeteria and vending machine changes, food brought from home, walking routes, and awareness building.
Other Names:
  • Obesogenic environment
Behavioral: Exercise
Increase routing physical activity, walking routes, stairs intervention, etc.
Behavioral: Environment
Cafeteria and vending machine changes and identification of opportunities of physical activity.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
BMI
Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Year 2
Measured at baseline and Year 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of serving of fruits and vegetables
Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Year 2
Measured at baseline and Year 2
Number of steps a day
Time Frame: Measured at baseline and Year 2
Measured at baseline and Year 2

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Rochester

Collaborators

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Isabel D. Fernandez, MD, MPH, PhD, University of Rochester

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

July 25, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 13, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 196
  • R01HL079511 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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