Effect of exercise on work-related fatigue

Effectiveness of an exercise intervention for employees with (work-related) fatigue: a two-arm randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON20471

Enrollment

120

Registered

2015-03-10

Start date

2015-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

(Work-related) fatigue

Interventions

The exercise intervention will cover a 6-week period in which the participant will run under supervision of a licensed running trainer twice a week, and independently once a week. The participants wil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. More than or equal to 2.2 on the emotional exhaustion scale of the UBOS (Schaufeli & Van Dierendonck, 2000); 2. More than or equal to 22 on the FAS (De Vries, Michielsen, Van Heck & Drent, 2004)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Drug dependence; 2. Exercising more than 1 hour a week; 3. Currently on medication that can alter mood/fatigue symptoms; 4. Currently/in the past half year/on the waiting list for medical or psychological treatment for fatigue symptoms; 5. Physical disease(s) that can cause fatigue; 6. Physical contra-indications for exercise (running).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Work-related fatigue (measured with three indicators: emotional exhaustion/overall fatigue/need for recovery)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Work ability, (work-related) self-efficacy, sleep quality, cognitive functioning, and aerobic fitness. In addition, weekly single item measures of employees’ well-being and exercise activities/experiences will be collected during the intervention period.	—

Contacts

Public ContactJuriena de Vries

j.devries@psych.ru.nl024-3616080

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)