Workplace Intervention Including Exercise and Nutrition in Obese Office Workers

University of Thessaly

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity (BMI>30)

Treatments: Other: Workplace combined (exercise and nutrition) intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07603141

1760

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a 6-month workplace combined (exercise and nutrition) intervention in obese office workers, using a randomized controlled study. An additional objective of this study is to evaluate the individual responses per participant following the program.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sedentary work at least 8 h per day in the office
• BMI value ≥ 30 kg/m2
• No chronic diseases (physical or mental)
• No use of any medication
• No injuries (in lower or upper body) in the last 6 months
• No participation in organized exercise programs or nutrition intervention during the last 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria: Participants who do not meet the above criteria will be excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The IG will participate in a daily supervised 6-month workplace program (during working hours) including: a. exercise (flexibility, balance, strength, aerobic), and b. counseling and educational activities for healthy diet and hydration.

Treatment:

Other: Workplace combined (exercise and nutrition) intervention

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The CG did not participate in any intervention.