Stair Instead of Elevator Use at Work: Cardiovascular Primary Preventive Effects on Hospital Employees.

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

University Hospital, Geneva

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00520195

First received: August 21, 2007

Last updated: NA

Last verified: August 2007

History: No changes posted

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

August 21, 2007

Last Updated Date

August 21, 2007

Start Date ^ICMJE

March 2007

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Change History

No Changes Posted

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Stair Instead of Elevator Use at Work: Cardiovascular Primary Preventive Effects on Hospital Employees.

Official Title ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Brief Summary

This is an intervention study which evaluates the cardiovascular primary preventive effects of using stairs instead of elevators at the worksite during a 12-weeks period. We hypothesize that stair-climbing during working hours can meet the daily amount of physical activity recommended by current public health guidelines.

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Phase

Not Provided

Study Design ^ICMJE

Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention

Condition ^ICMJE

Cardiovascular Diseases

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: Physical activity

Climbing stairs instead of taking elevators at worksite during 12 weeks.

Study Arm (s)

Not Provided

Publications *

Not Provided

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

Completion Date

July 2007

Primary Completion Date

Not Provided

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Age > 18 years
No or little stair-use at work (< 5 stories/day)
Sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion Criteria:

Positive answers to the health screening physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Part-time employment < 80%
Absence of more than 2 weeks during the intervention period
Intention to begin a weight control program
Medication changes which may influence blood pressure, lipid or glucose metabolism

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Not Provided

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Switzerland

Administrative Information

NCT Number ^ICMJE

NCT00520195

Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

06-306 (med06-100)

Has Data Monitoring Committee

Responsible Party

Not Provided

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

University Hospital, Geneva

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Philippe Meyer, MD

University Hospitals of Geneva

Information Provided By

University Hospital, Geneva

Verification Date

August 2007

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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