Clinical trial NCT03385447: The Effects of Faculty/Staff Exercise Program
Official title: The Physiological and Cognitive Effects of Faculty/Staff Exercise Program in a University Setting
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Sedentary Lifestyle
Physical Activity
Lead sponsor: Kent State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-12-28
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 21
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study focuses on analyzing the data collected from participants in the Faculty/Staff Exercise Program to determine the success and quantifying the results of the program. The investigators are interested in the effectiveness of this program on multiple levels, individual and group, as it is the first of its kind - an exercise program targeting the faculty and staff at a university.

Detailed description: This study focuses on analyzing the data collected from participants in the Faculty/Staff Exercise Program to determine the success and quantifying the results of the program. The investigators are interested in the effectiveness of this program on multiple levels, individual and group, as it is the first of its kind - an exercise program targeting the faculty and staff at a university. Participants were regular attendees in either a 6am or 12pm exercise program session. Data included both measures of physical health as well as cognitive health. Measures of physical health included the assessment of body fat using the skin-fold method of analysis (3-site). Cholesterol was measured via blood draw analysis. This was done at the Kent State University Exercise Physiology Laboratory by certified research staff. A 6 minute walk test was completed to measure aerobic capacity. Flexibility was assessed via the sit-and-reach test while anaerobic strength and endurance were assessed using sit-up and curl-up tests. Assessment of balance was done using a Biodex Balance System.

Assessments of cognitive health included several questionnaires that asked questions related to sleep habits, stress levels, and mood. In addition, each participant was given a MOVband to track physical activity. The device was worn during waking hours for all days of participation.The data from the MOVband was auto-uploaded to a computer program for tracking so that no manual entry was necessary.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* age 21-65 years
* current faculty/staff member
* no contraindications to exercise
* sedentary prior to enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

* age \<21 years, \>65 years
* non faculty/staff member
* contraindications to exercise
* regular exercise participation prior to enrollment

Primary outcomes:
measure: Height
timeFrame: Assessed once at baseline.
measure: Weight
timeFrame: Change from baseline weight at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Systolic Blood Pressure
timeFrame: Change from baseline systolic blood pressure at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Diastolic Blood Pressure
timeFrame: Change from baseline diastolic blood pressure at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: High-Density Lipoprotein
timeFrame: Change from baseline high-density lipoprotein at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Low-Density Lipoprotein
timeFrame: Change from baseline low-density lipoprotein at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Total Serum Cholesteral
timeFrame: Change from baseline total serum cholesterol at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Impaired Fasting Glucose
timeFrame: Change from baseline impaired fasting glucose at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity
timeFrame: Change from baseline accelerometer-based physical activity 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up using 1-minute epochs.
Other outcomes:
measure: Sleep Quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index)
timeFrame: Change from baseline sleep quality at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Depression (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21)
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Anxiety (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21)
timeFrame: Change from baseline anxiety at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Stress (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21)
timeFrame: Change from baseline stress at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Mood (Profile of Mood States)
timeFrame: Change from baseline mood at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
measure: Quality of Life (36-Item Short Form Survey)
timeFrame: Change from baseline quality of life at 4-weeks, 8-weeks, and 12-weeks follow-up.
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Kent State University
name: Duane B Corbett, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Corbett DB, Fennell C, Peroutky K, Kingsley JD, Glickman EL. The effects of a 12-week worksite physical activity intervention on anthropometric indices, blood pressure indices, and plasma biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk among university employees. BMC Res Notes. 2018 Jan 29;11(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3151-x.