The Effectiveness of Physical Activity Monitoring and Distance Counseling in an Occupational Health Setting

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The CoAct study is investigating a novel lifestyle intervention, aimed at the working population, with daily activity monitoring and distance counseling via telephone and secure web messages. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of lifestyle counseling on the level of physical activity in an occupational health setting. The purposes include also analyzing the potential effects of changes in physical activity on productivity at work and sickness absence, and health care costs.

Detailed Description
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CoAct is a randomized controlled trial with two arms: a control group and intervention group with daily activity monitoring and distance counseling. The intervention focuses on lifestyle modification and takes 12 months. The study population consists of those volunteering from 1100 eligible employees from a Finnish insurance company. The primary outcomes are change in physical activity measured in MET hours per week, work productivity and sickness absence, and health care utilization. Secondary outcomes include various physiological measures. Cost-effectiveness analysis will also be performed. The outcomes will be measured by questionnaires at baseline, after 6, 12, and 24 months, and sickness absence will be obtained from the employer's registers.

Official Title
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The Effectiveness of Physical Activity Monitoring and Distance Counselling in an Occupational Health Setting - a Randomised Controlled Trial (CoAct)

Conditions
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Physical Inactivity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Activity monitoring and distance counseling


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 years or older Paid employment of at least 8 hours a week Not scheduled to retire in the next two years or have applied for disability pension Have completed a health risk appraisal and physical testing Exclusion Criteria: Pregnancy Diagnosis or treatment of cancer Any disorder that makes physical activity impossible

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 61 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Usual care<br> | |
| Active Comparator: Activity monitoring and distance counseling<br> | Behavioral: Activity monitoring and distance counseling<br>* The physical activity monitoring and distance counseling concept combines the use of a personal activity monitor with web-based tailored physical activity advice. Users can interactively plan and evaluate their own activity advice based on their actual PA scores and their PA preferences and goals.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical Activity |  | One year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health related productivity loss |  | One year | 
| Healthcare utilization |  | One Year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Physical activity, health behaviour, lifestyle, productivity, outcomes