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NCT Number: NCT07126444

Effects of an Exercise Snack Intervention on Employee Health and Work Performance

To create brief exercise videos addressing physical discomfort, fitness goals, and movement skills.

To design personalized exercise menus to enhance staff adherence.

To apply the "exercise snacking" model with multiple short daily sessions and evaluate its effects on health, work performance, and exercise behavior.

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Key information

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

  • To develop brief exercise videos targeting different areas of physical discomfort (e.g., neck and shoulders, lower back, lower limbs), specific fitness goals (e.g., localized muscle stretching, targeted muscle strengthening, cardiorespiratory endurance, balance training), high-intensity interval training (HIIT), or the acquisition of specific movement skills (e.g., core stability, pelvic floor muscle contraction, and multi-directional pelvic mobility).
  • To design personalized exercise "menus" based on individual needs identified through a preliminary assessment, with the goal of improving adherence to voluntary exercise routines among staff.
  • To apply the concept of "exercise snacking" by implementing a daily routine of 3 to 8 brief exercise sessions, and to evaluate changes in staff members' physiological health, work performance, and exercise behavior after a 12-week intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Currently employed at Kaohsiung Medical University or Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.
  • Willing to participate in a 12-week exercise intervention, complete related questionnaires, and undergo physical performance assessments.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant individuals, due to safety concerns related to exercise intensity and physical assessments.
  • Individuals with a diagnosed neurological disorder (e.g., stroke, Parkinson's disease).
  • Individuals experiencing severe pain in the upper or lower limb joints that interferes with their ability to complete the assessments.
  • Individuals assigned to high-intensity exercise who have unstable cardiac conditions (e.g., angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure).

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical fitness test

    Time frame: 30 minutes

  2. Work Ability Index

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  3. Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  4. Perceived Stress Scale-14

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  5. Exercise adherence

    Time frame: 1 minutes/per day

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Lih-Jiun Liaw

CONTACT

[email protected]

Taiwan: 886+73121101

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of an Exercise Snack Intervention on Employee Health and Work Performance: A Study at Kaohsiung Medical University

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 17, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 29, 2025

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