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NCT Number: NCT06754007

Rapid Optimisation of Performance Enhancement and Skill (ROPES)

Despite innate knowledge of the benefits of regular physical activity, healthcare workers are just as physically inactive as the general population. Physical activity interventions delivered at the workplace seem perfect to improve the health of this large population.

The aim of the study is to deliver an efficacious, minimal time impost training program targeted at optimising health benefit while overcoming time-related barriers to initial uptake of regular exercise.

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Key information

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle Behavior Sedentary Behavior

Age range

21 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Singapore General Hospital

Singapore

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Celia Ia Choo Tan, PhD (Dept of Surgery)

CONTACT

[email protected]

+65 63265281

Celia Ia Choo Tan, PhD (Dept of Surgery)

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

To evaluate the effectiveness of a 4-week, easily accessible, time-optimised exercise program (ROPES - Rapid Optimisation of Performance Enhancement and Skill) for healthcare workers.

60 staff recruited from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will be randomly assigned into 2 groups, CONTROL or ROPES group. The ratio to intervention and control group is at 1:1. The staff will be assigned to each group respectively.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age group: 21 - 70 years old
  • All participants must be free of musculoskeletal, surgical and/or neurological injury in the past 6 months.
  • Participants not engaged actively in regular exercise i.e. exercises less than once a week and at a duration less than 30 mins per session.
  • Healthy with stable management of any existing diabetes, cholesterol and/or hypertension.
  • They should have no issues with the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants under the age of 21 or over the age of 70
  • Newly diagnosed diabetes/metabolic syndrome/high cholesterol or uncontrolled high BP >160 mmHg and under medical supervision.
  • Subjects with cardiovascular conditions and on beta-blockers.
  • Subjects who are pregnant or with recent (< 3 months) diagnosis of a medical condition, especially cardiac-related conditions.

Treatment and study plan

ROPES Training Programme

Procedure

ROPES is a training programme that involves resistance training, whole-body exercises and HIIT aerobic sessions with each session lasting no longer than 45 minutes.

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical work capacity

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

    A standard physical work capacity test based on the linear relationship between heart rate, power output and oxygen consumption will estimate the work capacity.

    The higher the heart rate, the better the physical work capacity. Minimum value of heart rate is 155 bpm and maximum value is 199 bpm.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Muscular Strength

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

    Handgrip strength will be measured using a hand-held dynamometer to determine functional strength.

  2. BMI

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

    Height and weight will be measured on a body fat analyser and will be combined to report the BMI in kg/m^2.

  3. Body Fat

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

    Body fat will be measured on a body composition analyser and will be reported in percentage %.

Study contacts

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

Celia Ia Choo Tan, PhD (Dept of Surgery)

CONTACT

[email protected]

+65 63265281

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Singapore General Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of Rapid Optimisation of Performance Enhancement and Skill (ROPES) as an Exercise Training Programme for Sedentary Health Care Staff

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Dec 31, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 14, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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