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NCT Number: NCT01999205

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Motor Activity Sedentary Behavior Work Ability

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research

Tampere, Pirkanmaa, 33501, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Physical Activity Promotion

Behavioral

A nominated team in each participating company develops a plan to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior of the employees.

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Work ability

    Time frame: One year

    Change in the self-reported work ability (questionnaire scale from 0 to 10) from baseline to 12 months.

Other outcomes

  1. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UKK Institute

Other

Collaborators

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

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: MTB

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Dec 3, 2013
Registry last updated
Dec 8, 2015

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