Clinical trial NCT02980237: e-Health Education Program at Workplace
Official title: Effectiveness of an e-Health Program at Workplace in the Promotion of Quality of Life of Office Workers: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Cluster
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Health Behavior
Keywords: Office workers
Quality of life
e-Learning
Occupational health
Lead sponsor: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-12-02
Enrollment: 384
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The objective this study is evaluate if an e-Health education program at the workplace to contributes to improve quality of life from Office Workers. And:Life style modification; Improve physical activity Reduces on Anthropometric Measures; Reduces Pain and discomfort in the musculoskeletal system

Detailed description: Objective: The purpose of this study is evaluate the effectiveness of an e-Health education program at the workplace in the quality of life promotion.

Design: Double Blinded. Randomized clinical trial by cluster. Setting: Office Workers of the Universidade Publica do Estado da Bahia, Bahia State, Brazil. Participants: 348 office workers are enrollment, both sex, with over 18 year old.

Intervention: Participants will randomized in: (1) reference group will receive an e-learning health education compose by nine video-class according to the dimensions: 1) musculoskeletal health, 2) eating health e 3) mental health. A video will available by moodle platform every 20 days during six months. In this period the workers will monitored regarding to access the videos and and reinforcements to remain in the program. (2) intervention group: they will receive e-health education program with additional support healthcare tutor everyday.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Technical-administrative workers, computer users for a minimum period of six months. ,
* Signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* Suspected or confirmed pregnant workers at randomization time
* Mothers what Breastfeeding
* Workers in annual leave.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline Quality of life at 6 and 8 months
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 and 8 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from Anthropometric measure at 6 and 8 months
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 and 8 months
measure: Change from Pain and/or musculoskeletal discomfort measure at 6 and 8 months
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 and 8 months
measure: Change from Lifestyle at 6 and 8 months
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 and 8 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Atibaia
country: Brazil
facility: Rosimeire Simprini Padula
state: SP
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidade Cidade de São Paulo
name: Rosimeire S Padula, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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