Workplace-Sponsored Program to Reduce Obesity

Images of a Healthy Worksite-Preventing Weight Gain in the Workplace

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00123513

Enrollment

3938

Registered

2005-07-25

Start date

2004-09-30

Completion date

2009-07-31

Last updated

2012-06-13

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Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to design a comprehensive nutrition and physical activity strategy to gain a broad understanding of the social and cultural role of food and physical activity among workers. Perspectives on innovative interventions that are socially feasible and culturally acceptable will also be obtained. Health lifestyle promotion interventions addressing portion control, healthy nutrition, and increasing physical activity will be tested.

Detailed description

BACKGROUND: Broad, population-based approaches are needed to stop or reverse the rise in obesity prevalence. According to the World Health Organization, obesity prevention can be achieved by promoting a healthy diet and a physically active lifestyle. A partnership with the Eastman Kodak Company has been developed to test a worksite intervention for obesity prevention in Rochester, New York. DESIGN NARRATIVE: The overall goal of this study is to design a comprehensive nutrition and physical activity strategy based on participatory research to promote a healthy lifestyle and to stop the shift of the population body mass index (BMI) curve to the right. Six pairs of worksites will be randomized to either an intervention or control group. Two cross-sectional samples of employees within each worksite will be measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALDiet

Environmental changes in the food and physical activity environment. Cafeteria and vending machine changes, food brought from home, walking routes, and awareness building.

BEHAVIORALExercise

Increase routing physical activity, walking routes, stairs intervention, etc.

BEHAVIORALEnvironment

Cafeteria and vending machine changes and identification of opportunities of physical activity.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Full-time employees in good health

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
BMI	Measured at baseline and Year 2

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of serving of fruits and vegetables	Measured at baseline and Year 2
Number of steps a day	Measured at baseline and Year 2

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026