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Trial reportBMC public health2011

Diet, physical exercise and cognitive behavioral training as a combined workplace based intervention to reduce body weight and increase physical capacity in health care workers - a randomized controlled trial.

Jeanette R Christensen, Anne Faber, Dorte Ekner, Kristian Overgaard, Andreas Holtermann, Karen Søgaard

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC public health, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01015716 (Physical Exercise, Dietary Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Training as a Combined Life-style Intervention to Reduce Weight and Increase Workability in Health Care Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 45 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT01015716 phase1completednot on this map

Physical Exercise, Dietary Counseling and Cognitive Behavioral Training as a Combined Life-style Intervention to Reduce Weight and Increase Workability in Health Care Workers

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AarhusRan2009 to 2012Enrolled146ConditionsOverweight, Physical Capacity, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Work AbilityArmsIntervention-group, Control-group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Exercise Prescription for the Work-Life Population and Beyond.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jeanette R ChristensenDepartment of Sport Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. jrc@sport.au.dk
Anne Faber
Dorte Ekner
Kristian Overgaard
Andreas Holtermann
Karen Søgaard
National Research Centre for the Working Environment · DKAarhus University · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealth care workers comprise a high-risk workgroup with respect to deterioration and early retirement. There is high prevalence of obesity and many of the workers are overweight. Together, these factors play a significant role in the health-related problems within this sector. The present study evaluates the effects of the first 3-months of a cluster randomized controlled lifestyle intervention among health care workers. The intervention addresses body weight, general health variables, physical capacity and musculoskeletal pain.

methods98 female, overweight health care workers were cluster-randomized to an intervention group or a reference group. The intervention consisted of an individually dietary plan with an energy deficit of 1200 kcal/day (15 min/hour), strengthening exercises (15 min/hour) and cognitive behavioral training (30 min/hour) during working hours 1 hour/week. Leisure time aerobic fitness was planned for 2 hour/week. The reference group was offered monthly oral presentations. Body weight, BMI, body fat percentage (bioimpedance), waist circumference, blood pressure, musculoskeletal pain, maximal oxygen uptake (maximal bicycle test), and isometric maximal muscle strength of 3 body regions were measured before and after the intervention period.

resultsIn an intention-to-treat analysis from pre to post tests, the intervention group significantly reduced body weight with 3.6 kg (p < 0.001), BMI from 30.5 to 29.2 (p < 0.001), body fat percentage from 40.9 to 39.3 (p < 0.001), waist circumference from 99.7 to 95.5 cm (p < 0.001) and blood pressure from 134/85 to 127/80 mmHg (p < 0.001), with significant difference between the intervention and control group (p < 0.001) on all measures. No effect of intervention was found in musculoskeletal pain, maximal oxygen uptake and muscle strength, but on aerobic fitness.

conclusionThe significantly reduced body weight, body fat, waist circumference and blood pressure as well as increased aerobic fitness in the intervention group show the great potential of workplace health promotion among this high-risk workgroup. Long-term effects of the intervention remain to be investigated.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01015716.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyDietHealth PersonnelAdultBlood PressureExerciseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal PainOccupational Health ServicesProgram EvaluationWeight Reduction Programs

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PMID21871113
PMCPMC3175468
OpenAlexW2076739685

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