Trial reportBMC public health2008
Design of a RCT evaluating the (cost-) effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention for male construction workers at risk for cardiovascular disease: the health under construction study.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 301 citations in OpenAlex.
- Workplace interventions that aim to improve employee health and well-being in male-dominated industries: a systematic review.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace-based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of lifestyle interventions on glucose regulation among adults without impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2017Pooled it
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- A systematic review of motivational interviewing for weight loss among adults in primary care.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2015Pooled it
- Workplace interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Design and baseline characteristics of the PerfectFit study: a multicenter cluster-randomized trial of a lifestyle intervention in employees with increased cardiovascular risk.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Steps that count! The development of a pedometer-based health promotion intervention in an employed, health insured South African population.BMC public health · 2012Trial
- Working on wellness (WOW): a worksite health promotion intervention programme.BMC public health · 2012Trial
- VIP in construction: systematic development and evaluation of a multifaceted health programme aiming to improve physical activity levels and dietary patterns among construction workers.BMC public health · 2012Trial
- Short and long term effects of a lifestyle intervention for construction workers at risk for cardiovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2011Trial
- A worksite prevention program for construction workers: design of a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2010Trial
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- Communication aspects of feedback from workers' health surveillance due to hand-arm vibration exposure - a scoping review.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2025Review
- Three in four children age 12-23 months missed opportunities for vaccination in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed effect analysis of demographic health and surveys 2016-2023.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A tailored telephone and email based exercise intervention induced reductions in various measures of body composition in physically inactive adults: A randomized controlled trial.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Health Profile of Construction Workers in Hong Kong.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Development of targeted messages to promote smoking cessation among construction trade workers.Health education research · 2015Article
- A qualitative study of the anticipated barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a lifestyle intervention in the Dutch construction industry.BMC public health · 2014Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOf all workers in Dutch construction industry, 20% has an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A major risk factor for CVD risk is an unhealthy lifestyle. The aim of our study is to design a lifestyle intervention for construction workers with an elevated CVD risk, and to evaluate its (cost-) effectiveness. METHODS/
designIn a RCT, 692 participants will be randomised to either the control or the intervention group. The control group will receive usual care. For the intervention group, a lifestyle intervention has been designed based on interviews and current literature. The intervention will last 6 months and will comprise 3 face-to-face and 4 telephone contacts, consisting of individual counselling aimed at increasing daily physical activity (PA) and improving dietary behaviour, and/or smoking cessation. Counselling will take place at the Occupational Health Service (OHS), and will be done according to motivational interviewing (MI). Additional written information about healthy lifestyle will also be provided to those in the intervention group. At baseline, after 6 and after 12 months, measurements will take place. Primary outcome variables will be the lifestyle behaviours of concern, i.e. daily PA, dietary intake, and smoking status. Secondary outcome variables will be body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total and HDL blood cholesterol, Hba1c and cardio-respiratory fitness (CRF). Sickness absenteeism and cost-effectiveness will be assessed as well. Multilevel analysis will be performed to compare all outcome measures between the intervention group and the control group. DISCUSSION: By improving lifestyle, CVD risk may be lowered, yielding benefits for both employee and employer. If proven effective, this lifestyle intervention will be implemented on a larger scale within the Occupational Health Services in construction industry.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN60545588.
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