POWERPLAY: Promoting Men's Health at Work (POWERPLAY)

October 4, 2019 updated by: Joan Bottorff, University of British Columbia

Harmonization Project: Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL)

With funding from the Candian Cancer Society, the Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL) project began the development, evaluation, and optimization of a program called POWERPLAY to promote men's health at work.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The MHEAL project began November 2013 and a program (called "POWERPLAY") was developed to support men's active living and healthy eating based on a systematic review of the literature and consultations with groups of men. From 2014-2017 six male-dominated worksites in northern BC offered POWERPLAY and participated in this study. Using a quasi-experimental pre-post design as well as interviews with worksite leads, the program was demonstrated to be an effective, feasible, and acceptable approach to the promotion of modifiable behaviours known to reduce the risk of cancer among working men in northern settings, and several manuscripts were published. Furthermore, the POWERPLAY program was optimized based on feedback received to include friendly competitions, weekly motivational messages, men-friendly language/images, and pedometers, and a manual for employers and website were developed (http://www.powerplayatwork.com/). A new module to support mental well-being was created in 2017 based on a systematic review of the literature for men's mental wellness programs, consultations with men working in northern workplaces, and interviews with workplace representatives. A module to support smoking cessation module was created in 2018.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

227

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

  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1V 1V7
        • Faculty of Health and Social Development

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

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Men employed in participating workplaces, full-time or part-time, in any position within the organization

Exclusion Criteria:

Although females were not discouraged from participating in the POWERPLAY program, they were not included in the evaluation.

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group
Powerplay, a workplace wellness program designed for male-dominated work sites, is the intervention. The program focuses on physical activity, healthy eating, mental wellness, and smoking cessation as well as promoting changes in workplace environments to support employee health and wellness. Program delivery is supported with a detailed program manual and web-based resources. More information about the intervention is available here: http://www.powerplayatwork.com/
Behavioral: POWERPLAY
All men from participating worksites are invited to completed surveys prior to and following implementation of a workplace wellness program (called "POWERPLAY")

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Physical Activity
Time Frame: 6 months
Weekly physical activity was assessed using the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shephard, 1985).
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Healthy Eating
Time Frame: 6 months
Self-reported servings of fruits and vegetables
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of British Columbia

Collaborators

Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Athabasca University
Northern Health, British Columbia, Canada

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joan L Bottorff, PhD, RN, University of British Columbia

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 (Actual)

September 24, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

September 30, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 24, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

June 6, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 8, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 702831

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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