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Effectiveness of a Supervised Hospital-based Physical Exercise

Effectiveness of a Supervised Hospital-based Physical Exercise Intervention to Reduce Stress in Health Care Professionals

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04851795
Enrollment
90
Registered
2021-04-20
Start date
2021-06-01
Completion date
2023-07-01
Last updated
2022-07-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Anxiety, Stress, Psychological

Brief summary

To assess if physical activity is effective in reducing stress and anxiety in healthcare professionals.

Detailed description

To assess if physical activity is effective in reducing stress and anxiety in healthcare professionals. To evaluate if physical activity is effective in improving the physical and mental state of health care professionals and improving several blood parameters (lipid profile and blood glucose).

Interventions

OTHERsupervised physical exercise sessions

Participants assigned to the supervised exercise group will perform a supervised routine of approximately 30 minutes, 2 days per week (Monday and Wednesday at the Txagorritxu hospital, and Tuesday and Thursday at the Santiago hospital from 7:15 to 7:45 and from 15:15 to 15:45).

OTHERunsupervised physical exercise

For the non-supervised group, we will propose climbing the stairs from floor 0 to floor 7 three times during the working day and doing planks and stretching exercises outside of work. For the latter, an educational session will be given at the beginning of the study to explain how to perform them correctly.

Sponsors

Bioaraba Health Research Institute
Lead SponsorNETWORK

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Apt for sports practice after review by the corresponding health professional of the Occupational Health Service, * Motivation for sports practice (could be self-referred or on an EVA scale from a score for example of 6) being 0 not motivated at all and 10 totally motivated. One could extrapolate the score limits of the EVA scale pain no motivation=0; mild motivation=1,2; moderate=3-5; high from 6. * Professionals whose working day does not coincide with the hours during which the sessions are to be given. * Professionals who do not work shifts.

Exclusion criteria

* Any type of contraindication for sports practice (Annex I), * Staff who, due to their activity, have greater mobility in the hospital (orderlies). * Osteoarticular injuries, cervical and lumbalgias. Withdrawal criteria -Within the intervention group - absence maximum two weeks to the exercises. This will not be taken into account during the summer period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Perceived Stressat six monthsPerceived stress scale-PSS. PSS scores are obtained by inverting the responses (e.g. 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1 and 4 = 0) to the four positive items (items 4, 5, 7 and 8) and then adding up all the points on the scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Short Form Survey_Mental healthat six monthsMental component of the SF12 questionnaire. For each of the 8 dimensions, the items are coded, aggregated and transformed into a scale ranging from 0 (worst health status for that dimension) to 100 (best health status). The number of response options ranges from three to six, depending on the item.
Short Form Survey_Physical conditionat six monthsPhysical component of the SF12 questionnaire. For each of the 8 dimensions, the items are coded, aggregated and transformed into a scale ranging from 0 (worst health status for that dimension) to 100 (best health status). The number of response options ranges from three to six, depending on the item.
Ruffier indexat six monthsThe Ruffier test is a test performed to measure short-term aerobic endurance and cardiac recovery capacity, and therefore the level of physical fitness in individuals. An index below 0 indicates a good physical condition. Its average value is between 5 and 10. Above 10 the patient is considered to have a poor adaptation to exertion.
Weightat six monthsWeight
Goldberg anxiety questionnaireat six monthsGoldberg anxiety questionnaire. This questionnaire has a total of 9 items. A score greater than or equal to 4 is indicative of anxiety.
lipid profileat six monthsColesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides
glycosylated hemoglobinat six monthsglycosylated hemoglobin
work absenteeismat six monthswork absenteeism
Body mass indexat six monthsBody mass index

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Primary ContactRaquel Cobos
raquel.coboscampos@osakidetza.eus945207935

Outcome results

None listed

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