Intelligent Physical Exercise Training (IPET) in the Offshore Wind Industry: A Feasibility Study

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Capacity

Treatments: Other: Intelligent Physical Exercise Training (IPET)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04995718

S-20182000-161

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to assess the feasibility of a 12-week exercise intervention aiming at improving the physical capacity and health of wind technicians.

it was hypothesized that the intervention would be well-accepted by workers and show high compliance and clinically relevant increases in physical capacities among wind technicians.

Full description

One-arm feasibility study, including a within-group control period, to test compliance, practicality, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of implementing intelligent physical exercise training (IPET) in the offshore wind industry among wind technicians. The exercise program was individually tailored based on the findings from a pre-screening health and physical capacity check and the occupational demands of wind technicians. Primary outcomes were compliance, adherence, adverse events and satisfaction. Secondary outcomes were physical capacity and musculoskeletal disorders. Prior to the feasibility study, intervention mapping was used as a theoretical tool to plan the intervention. The intervention consisted of 1-hour weekly individually tailored exercise training during working hours. Exercise sessions were supervised during the first 8 weeks of the intervention and self-administered the last 4 weeks. The design included a 6 month control period prior to initiating the intervention. Thus, included technicians (n:24) had their health and physical capacity assessed 6 months prior to intervention start (T1), at intervention start (T2) and 12 weeks after (T3) and they responded to questionnaires on musculoskeletal symptoms at all three occasions. Further, a questionnaire customized to the specific intervention was distributed to all technicians 8 weeks after intervention start to assess satisfaction with the exercise program.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Wind technician Valid fitness and medical certificate Adult >18 years

Exclusion criteria

Hypertensive with blood pressure above 165 mmHg systolic and 105 mmHg diastolic.

Severe pain would exclude technicians from strength measurements

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

IPET: Intelligent physical exercise training during working hours

Experimental group

Description:

Workplace physical exercise

Treatment:

Other: Intelligent Physical Exercise Training (IPET)