Balance@Work: the (cost)-effectiveness of an occupational health guideline to improve physical activity and dietary behaviour among workers in order to prevent weight gain
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN73545254 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN73545254 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | NTR1190 |
- Submission date
- 27/07/2009
- Registration date
- 02/09/2009
- Last edited
- 12/05/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Ms Lisanne Verweij
Scientific
Scientific
Vrije University Medical Center
EMGO+ Institute
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)20 444 9681 |
|---|---|
| l.verweij@vumc.nl |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled parallel group single blinded trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | The (cost)-effectiveness of an occupational health guideline to improve physical activity and dietary behaviour among workers in order to prevent weight gain: a randomised, controlled, parallel group, single blinded trial |
| Study acronym | Balance@Work |
| Study hypothesis | The intervention group, receiving a lifestyle intervention, is expected to significantly improve their daily physical activity and dietary behaviour, and thus prevent weight gain compared to the control group at the short (6 months) and the longer term (12 months). |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethics Committee of the VU University Medical Centre ('Medisch Ethische Toetseingscommissie VU medisch centrum') approved on the 7th May 2009 (ref: 2009/002). |
| Condition | Obesity prevention |
| Intervention | The intervention is aimed at physical activity and dietary behaviour (both sides of the energy balance) in order to prevent weight gain. Using social ecological models and implementation intentions, respondents receive a tailored intervention by means of counselling based on motivational interviewing by occpational physicians. The control group receives care as usual. Treatment in the intervention group is 6 months. Follow-up measurements in both groups take place at 6, 12, and 18 months after baseline. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Physical activity, measured with the Squash questionnaire at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months 2. Dietary behaviour, measured with the Short Fruit and Vegetable questionnaire and the Fat list at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months 3. Waist circumference, measured with the Seca 201 waist circumference measure at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months 4. Body weight at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. General health status (sedentary behaviour measured with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire [IPAQ], anthropometrics [body weight, body height, blood pressure and cholesterol] measured retrospectively) at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months 2. Quality of life, measured with the EQ-5D questionnaire at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months 3. Cardiovascular disease risk profile, calculated following SCORE at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months 4. Sick leave, measured with the HPQ questionnaire at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months 5. Cost-effectiveness, measured with EQ-5D and HPQ data at 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months |
| Overall study start date | 01/06/2009 |
| Overall study end date | 01/06/2011 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 600 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 1. Workers who do not comply to Dutch physical activity and nutrition guidelines, and/or workers who are overweight 2. Aged 18 - 55 years, either sex |
| Participant exclusion criteria | 1. Unable to be physically active 2. Not sufficiently capable of using the Dutch language 3. Not having signed an informed consent form 4. Sick leave for the last 3 weeks |
| Recruitment start date | 01/06/2009 |
| Recruitment end date | 01/06/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
Vrije University Medical Center
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
1081 BT
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
EMGO+ Institute
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)20 444 9681 |
|---|---|
| emgo@vumc.nl | |
| Website | http://www.vumc.nl/english/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/00q6h8f30 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands) (ref: 120510007)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 14/12/2009 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/07/2012 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/05/2013 | Yes | No | |
| Other publications | economic evaluation | 01/09/2013 | Yes | No |
