Promoting walking among office employees using pedometers and e-mail messages

Promoting walking among office employees ? evaluation of a randomized controlled intervention with pedometers and e-mail messages

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN79432107

Enrollment

350

Registered

2012-01-12

Start date

2009-03-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Promotion of walking in workplace Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants were randomly allocated to one of two groups: 1. Pedometer group: one group meeting, pedometer use, step-logs and an e-mail message from occupational health care once a month 2. Compariso

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Office-based work 2. Ability to use email 3. No physical restrictions for physical activity 4. Insufficiently physically active according to the current physical activity recommendations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following was measured using the modified International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): 1. Walking at work 2. Walking for transportation 3. Walking for leisure 4. Walking stairs 5. Sedentary time during working and non-working day Measured at baseline and followed up at 2, 6 and 12 months using questionnaires	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 26, 2026