Moving To Business: Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office-based Companies in Finland (MTB)

December 7, 2015 updated by: Minna Aittasalo, UKK Institute

Moving To Business: Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office-based Companies in Finland (MTB)

The participants are twelve small or middle-sized companies. Baseline information about the company's practices and employees' physical activity is collected in November 2013 with questionnaires and accelerometers. A team is nominated in each company to develop company's practices in relation to promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior among employees. The teams are supported with materials and meetings and the opportunity to obtain physical activity services from the regional offices of the Finnish Sports Confederation. The development process is carried out in Fall 2013 and the actions to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior are implemented in the companies during spring and fall 2014. The follow-up evaluation with the same measures as at baseline will be conducted in November 2014 and depending on financing possibly also in November to assess the maintenance of the actions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

396

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

  • Finland
    • Pirkanmaa
      • Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland, 33501
        • The UKK Institute for health Promotion Research

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • companies: number of employees 15-150 (small or middle-sized)
  • employees: all voluntary employees

Exclusion Criteria:

  • companies: less than 15 or more than 150 employees
  • employees: none

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

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Physical activity promotion
A nominated team in each participating company develops a plan to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior of the employees
Behavioral: Physical activity promotion
A nominated team in each participating company develops a plan to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior of the employees.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Physical activity and sedentary behavior
Time Frame: One year
Change in the accelerometer-determined and self-reported (questionnaire) physical activity and sedentary behavior of the employees from baseline to 12 months.
One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Work ability
Time Frame: One year
Change in the self-reported work ability (questionnaire scale from 0 to 10) from baseline to 12 months.
One year

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Employees' participation in staff physical activity
Time Frame: One year
Change in employees' self-reported (questionnaire) participation in staff physical activity from baseline to 12 months.
One year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

UKK Institute

Collaborators

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Finnish Sports Confederation
Päijät-Hämeen Liikunta ja urheilu ry
Etelä-Karjalan Liikunta ja Urheilu ry
Hämeen Liikunta ja Urheilu ry

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Minna Aittasalo, DSc, UKK Institute

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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

November 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 1, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 25, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

December 3, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 7, 2015

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 175

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