CompletedNot Applicable

Health Promotion Intervention Program at the Workplace

Israel70 participantsStarted 2012-07

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the current investigation is to examine the effects of health intervention program at the workplace on health risks for cardiovascular disease, well-being and absenteeism at the workplace. Participants: 1500 male and female employees from 10 different companies across Israel will take part in the study. Age: older than 18 yrs. Hypothesis 1: The intervention program will have positive effects on the health risks for cardiovascular disease. For example: Will be reflected in a decrease in LDL and increase in HDL. Hypothesis 2: The intervention program will have positive effects on the absenteeism at the workplace (e.g. decrease in days of sick leave per employee).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * agreement to participate in the study, * older than 18 yrs Exclusion Criteria: * Missing blood tests results and anthropometric measures prior to the beginning of the study, * unstable cardiac disease, * unstable hypertension during rest (above 200 mmHg systolic blood pressure and above 110 mmHg of diastolic blood pressure), * pregnancy, * using pacemaker, * past cardiac incidence during the 6 months preceding the test, * other disease that might cause contraindication for exercise

What they're measuring

Anthropometric measures

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01628419

SponsorWingate Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-12

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