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Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2011

Testing a workplace physical activity intervention: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Rosemary R C McEachan, Rebecca J Lawton, Cath Jackson, Mark Conner, David M Meads, Robert M West

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  8. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  10. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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  11. Estimating productivity costs using the friction cost approach in practice: a systematic review.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2016
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  12. Face-to-face interventions for promoting physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013
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  14. The UP150: A Multifactorial Environmental Intervention to Promote Employee Physical and Mental Well-Being.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rosemary R C McEachanYorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK. rosie.mceachan@bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk
Rebecca J Lawton
Cath Jackson
Mark Conner
David M Meads
Robert M West

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreased physical activity levels benefit both an individuals' health and productivity at work. The purpose of the current study was to explore the impact and cost-effectiveness of a workplace physical activity intervention designed to increase physical activity levels.

methodsA total of 1260 participants from 44 UK worksites (based within 5 organizations) were recruited to a cluster randomized controlled trial with worksites randomly allocated to an intervention or control condition. Measurement of physical activity and other variables occurred at baseline, and at 0 months, 3 months and 9 months post-intervention. Health outcomes were measured during a 30 minute health check conducted in worksites at baseline and 9 months post intervention. The intervention consisted of a 3 month tool-kit of activities targeting components of the Theory of Planned Behavior, delivered in-house by nominated facilitators. Self-reported physical activity (measured using the IPAQ short-form) and health outcomes were assessed. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Multilevel modelling found no significant effect of the intervention on MET minutes of activity (from the IPAQ) at any of the follow-up time points controlling for baseline activity. However, the intervention did significantly reduce systolic blood pressure (B=-1.79 mm/Hg) and resting heart rate (B=-2.08 beats) and significantly increased body mass index (B=.18 units) compared to control. The intervention was found not to be cost-effective, however the substantial variability round this estimate suggested that further research is warranted.

conclusionsThe current study found mixed support for this worksite physical activity intervention. The paper discusses some of the tensions involved in conducting rigorous evaluations of large-scale randomized controlled trials in real-world settings.

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Motor ActivityWorkplaceAdultBlood PressureBody Mass IndexCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHealth StatusHeart RateHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical FitnessReproducibility of Results

Identifiers

PMID21481265
PMCPMC3094266

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