Soccer and Zumba as health promoting activities among Norwegian hospital employees

Soccer and Zumba as health promoting activities among Norwegian hospital employees: a cluster randomised controlled intervention trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN61986892

Enrollment

115

Registered

2011-03-03

Start date

2011-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Physical activity Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants are randomised in clusters related to their team at the workplace to receive one of the following for 12 weeks: 1. Soccer training: three weekly training sessions of 60 minutes duration o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Hospital employees 2. Aged 25 - 65 years, either sex

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Angina pectoris 2. Pregnancy 3. Life-threatening diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), measured before the intervention (Timepoint 1: Jan 2011), after the intervention period (Timepoint 2: Mar/Apr 2011) and after 39 weeks (Timepoint 3: Sep/Oct 2011)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured before the intervention (Timepoint 1: Jan 2011), after the intervention period (Timepoint 2: Mar/Apr 2011) and after 39 weeks (Timepoint 3: Sep/Oct 2011): 1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure 2. Total body muscle mass and fat mass 3. Inflammation, measured as cytokine synthesis in EDTA plasma 4. Physical capacity, isometric strength, coordination, jump height and flexibility 5. Musculoskeletal pain, kinesiophobia and sickness absence 6. Sensitive CRP and LDL-cholesterol, glucose, insulin	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured before the intervention (Timepoint 1: Jan 2011), after the intervention period (Timepoint 2: Mar/Apr 2011) and after 39 weeks (Timepoint 3: Sep/Oct 2011): 1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure 2. Total body muscle mass and fat mass 3. Inflammation, measured as cytokine synthesis in EDTA plasma 4. Physical capacity, isometric strength, coordination, jump height and flexibility 5. Musculoskeletal pain, kinesiophobia and sickness absence 6. Sensitive CRP and LDL-cholesterol, glucose, insulin

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Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

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