Healthy work among store employees

Proof of concept study of reorganizing work among store employees to promote health – a Goldilocks work approach

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15667066

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-06

Start date

2023-09-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-28

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Conditions

Physical and psychosocial work demands in stores Not Applicable

Interventions

In this non-randomized proof-of-concept study, there will be no control group, and all participants will receive the organizational intervention at their workplace. The intervention consists of measur

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Store employees

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Allergic to plasters 3. Fever

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Feasibility will be measured with questions based on the validated instrument Feasibility of Intervention measures (FIM) through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with the participant at follow-up. 2. Participants’ acceptability of the intervention will be assessed using a validated questionnaire and semi-structured interviews of selected participants during follow-up. The questionnaire and the interview guide will be based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA), which includes a generic TFA-based questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Feasibility will be measured with questions based on the validated instrument Feasibility of Intervention measures (FIM) through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with the participant at follow-up. 2. Participants’ acceptability of the intervention will be assessed using a validated questionnaire and semi-structured interviews of selected participants during follow-up. The questionnaire and the interview guide will be based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability (TFA), which includes a generic TFA-based questionnaire.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Work demands: Information about work tasks and organization of work are collected through observations made at the workplace done by a researcher, and from work schedules collected from the workplace, and lastly, through data about employees’ physical behavior (see specifics under physical behavior). These measurements will be collected at baseline and at follow-up approximately 8 weeks from baseline. 2. Physical behavior: Information about the participants’ physical activity at work will be assessed through observations, and measured by an accelerometer. A triaxle accelerometer (SENS Motion®, Copenhagen, Denmark) will be attached to the right thigh of the participants for 24 hours over five consecutive days. Participants will be asked to report their work hours, leisure time and sleep using an app (MOTUS, The National Research Center for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark). Measures of the participants’ physical activity include: the number of steps, light, moderate and high physical activity and sitting time. If possible, heavy lifting and arm elevation will be examined through interviews or questionnaire. 3. Psychosocial and physical factors and health: Influence at work will be measured in a questionnaire at baseline and follow-up with questions from the validated questionnaire, the Danish Psychosocial Questionnaire. Physical and emotional fatigue and stress will be measured in a questionnaire at baseline and follow-up with questions from the validated questionnaire, the Second Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire. Moreover, stress will also be measured through questions from the validated Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Moreover, participants will also be asked about their experience of influence and involvement in their work tasks and work demands in semi-structured interviews at baseline and follow-up. 4. Information about physical demands at work, pain frequency and pain limitation during work are collected through validated questi	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Work demands: Information about work tasks and organization of work are collected through observations made at the workplace done by a researcher, and from work schedules collected from the workplace, and lastly, through data about employees’ physical behavior (see specifics under physical behavior). These measurements will be collected at baseline and at follow-up approximately 8 weeks from baseline. 2. Physical behavior: Information about the participants’ physical activity at work will be assessed through observations, and measured by an accelerometer. A triaxle accelerometer (SENS Motion®, Copenhagen, Denmark) will be attached to the right thigh of the participants for 24 hours over five consecutive days. Participants will be asked to report their work hours, leisure time and sleep using an app (MOTUS, The National Research Center for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark). Measures of the participants’ physical activity include: the number of steps, light, moderate and high physical activity and sitting time. If possible, heavy lifting and arm elevation will be examined through interviews or questionnaire. 3. Psychosocial and physical factors and health: Influence at work will be measured in a questionnaire at baseline and follow-up with questions from the validated questionnaire, the Danish Psychosocial Questionnaire. Physical and emotional fatigue and stress will be measured in a questionnaire at baseline and follow-up with questions from the validated questionnaire, the Second Version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire. Moreover, stress will also be measured through questions from the validated Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Moreover, participants will also be asked about their experience of influence and involvement in their work tasks and work demands in semi-structured interviews at baseline and follow-up. 4. Information about physical demands at work, pain frequency and pain limitation during work are collected through validated questi

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Countries

Denmark

Contacts

Public ContactKristine Hell

Kristine.Hell@rsyd.dk+45 (0)21157477

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026