Hiking and Coaching (HICO): Lifestyle change for prevention of diseases

The HICO study: Sustainability of a multimodal intervention on health awareness and quality of life of 30-50 year old healthy adults with special attention to exercise. A randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN25562081

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-18

Start date

2012-05-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-16

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Conditions

Sedentary lifestyle Not Applicable Sedentary lifestyle

Interventions

Participants are invited as couples and are allocated to the same intervention group, they will then be treated as a single participant. Participants are randomized into one of three intervention grou

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Couples where both partners meet the criteria: 1. Aged 22 to 54 years 2. Sedentary lifestyle, defined as a score of =1.6 on the questionnaire from Johansson and Westerterp (2008)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Malignant neoplastic diseases 2. Cardiovascular diseases and severe hypertension level 3 3. Orthopedic diseases 4. Acute pain 5. Pulmonary dysfunction 6. Uncontrolled metabolic diseases e.g. diabetes mellitus 7. Active infectious diseases 8. Pregnancy 9. Taking antihypertensive medication

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cardiorespiratory fitness is measured by Rockport-Test and Spirometry at baseline, 7 and 80 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Quality of Life measured using the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) survey, 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 2. Stress measured using the Burnout Screening Scales (BOSS I and BOSS II), Stress Coping Style Questionnaire (SVF78), Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS), Recreation-Stress-Questionnaire (Erholungs-Belastungs-Fragebogen, EBF) and Nexus stress test (Nexus-10 and Nexus-16) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 3. Quality of relationship measured using the Partnership diagnostics questionnaire (Partnerschaftsfragebogen, PFB and Problemliste, PL) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 4. Psychological health state measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS12) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 5. Effect of Coaching measured using the Work-related behavior and experience pattern (Arbeitsbezogenes Verhaltens- und Erlebensmuster, AVEM) and Questionnaire for Self-Management and Resources (Fragebogen zur Erfassung von Ressourcen und Selbstmanagementfähigkeiten, FERUS) at baseline, 7 and 80 days	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Quality of Life measured using the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) survey, 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 2. Stress measured using the Burnout Screening Scales (BOSS I and BOSS II), Stress Coping Style Questionnaire (SVF78), Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS), Recreation-Stress-Questionnaire (Erholungs-Belastungs-Fragebogen, EBF) and Nexus stress test (Nexus-10 and Nexus-16) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 3. Quality of relationship measured using the Partnership diagnostics questionnaire (Partnerschaftsfragebogen, PFB and Problemliste, PL) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 4. Psychological health state measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS12) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) at baseline, 7 and 80 days 5. Effect of Coaching measured using the Work-related behavior and experience pattern (Arbeitsbezogenes Verhaltens- und Erlebensmuster, AVEM) and Questionnaire for Self-Management and Resources (Fragebogen zur Erfassung von Ressourcen und Selbstmanagementfähigkeiten, FERUS) at baseline, 7 and 80 days

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Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

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