Effect of Daily Stair Walking on Cardiovascular Health (IRMA)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiovascular Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Stair walking

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01293253

IRMA01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Many adults find it difficult to perform physical exercise during leisure. The workplace may provide an optimal setting to encourage a healthier lifestyle. This study investigates the effect of daily stair walking at the workplace on cardiovascular health.

The main hypothesis is that daily stair walking for 10 weeks compared with a control group results in increased aerobic fitness.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• office worker

Exclusion criteria

• life threatening disease
• pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Stair walking

Experimental group

Description:

Participants of this group is encouraged to use the stairs for 10 minutes a day at the workplace

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stair walking

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Receives a health examination before and after the intervention period, and are advised to stay active

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stair walking