Moving To Business: Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office-based Companies in Finland

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The participants are twelve small or middle-sized companies. Baseline information about the company's practices and employees' physical activity is collected in November 2013 with questionnaires and accelerometers. A team is nominated in each company to develop company's practices in relation to promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior among employees. The teams are supported with materials and meetings and the opportunity to obtain physical activity services from the regional offices of the Finnish Sports Confederation. The development process is carried out in Fall 2013 and the actions to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior are implemented in the companies during spring and fall 2014. The follow-up evaluation with the same measures as at baseline will be conducted in November 2014 and depending on financing possibly also in November to assess the maintenance of the actions.

Official Title
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Moving To Business: Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office-based Companies in Finland (MTB)

Conditions
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Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Work Ability

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Physical activity promotion


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: companies: number of employees 15-150 (small or middle-sized) employees: all voluntary employees Exclusion Criteria: companies: less than 15 or more than 150 employees employees: none
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Physical activity promotion<br>A nominated team in each participating company develops a plan to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior of the employees | Behavioral: Physical activity promotion<br>* A nominated team in each participating company develops a plan to promote physical activity and to reduce sedentary behavior of the employees.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Physical activity and sedentary behavior | Change in the accelerometer-determined and self-reported (questionnaire) physical activity and sedentary behavior of the employees from baseline to 12 months. | One year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Work ability | Change in the self-reported work ability (questionnaire scale from 0 to 10) from baseline to 12 months. | One year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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workplace, intervention, physical activity, sedentary behavior, evaluation