Statewide (Rhode Island and Neighboring States) Partnerships for Worksite Weight Management - Full Text View

Purpose

The project is designed to test the effectiveness of a multilevel worksite wellness program, based in Rhode Island and nearby neighboring states to impact employee weight, dietary intake and physical activity, compared to an attention placebo condition.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Overweight Obesity	Behavioral: WOW, Working On Wellness weight management	Phase 2

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	Statewide Partnerships for Worksite Weight Management

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Weight (BMI) [ Time Frame: 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	1700
Study Start Date:	June 2006
Study Completion Date:	August 2012
Primary Completion Date:	August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: T Treatment arm comprises one worksite in a matched site pair; one site assigned to treatment, the other site assigned to comparison. Treatment site worksite-based health promotion activities such as self-directed campaigns, lectures, small group programs, online programs, environment interventions (food service and physical)--all with focus on nutrition, physical activity and/or weight management.	Behavioral: WOW, Working On Wellness weight management Treatment site, worksite-based health promotion activities such as self-directed campaigns, lectures, small group programs, online programs, environment interventions (food service and physical)--all with focus on nutrition, physical activity and/or weight management.

Arms

Assigned Interventions

Active Comparator: T

Treatment arm comprises one worksite in a matched site pair; one site assigned to treatment, the other site assigned to comparison. Treatment site worksite-based health promotion activities such as self-directed campaigns, lectures, small group programs, online programs, environment interventions (food service and physical)--all with focus on nutrition, physical activity and/or weight management.

Behavioral: WOW, Working On Wellness weight management

Treatment site, worksite-based health promotion activities such as self-directed campaigns, lectures, small group programs, online programs, environment interventions (food service and physical)--all with focus on nutrition, physical activity and/or weight management.

Detailed Description:

Accomplishment of the specific aim will be determined by a two group randomized effectiveness study (Treatment vs. Comparison) utilizing 24 RI worksites with randomization by site. The specific impact and outcome evaluation measures (BMI, DHQ-FFQ, and 7-day PAR) will be collected at Baseline, 12, and 24 months on a longitudinal cohort selected at random from the employee lists of each participating worksite. Extensive process evaluation and a mediating variable framework are also included to identify the mechanisms in successful change at both the worksite and individual level, which will maximize the potential for dissemination and generalization of the intervention as well as advance theory and improve intervention practice and policy.

Primary outcome measure will be weight (BMI).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Worksite

worksite located in Rhode Island or neighboring state
has food service on site
approximately 200 - 500 employees
low rate of employee turnover

Exclusion Criteria:

worksites outside New England

Cohort participants:

permanent employee, who works 20 or more hours on site
speaks/reads some English at level to complete survey eval items
able to walk at a brisk pace

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00288145

Locations

United States, Rhode Island
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02912

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Kim M Gans, PhD MPH LDN

Brown University, Institute for Community Health Promotion

More Information

Additional Information:

department website; project description This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

Proper KI, Koning M, van der Beek AJ, Hildebrandt VH, Bosscher RJ, van Mechelen W. The effectiveness of worksite physical activity programs on physical activity, physical fitness, and health. Clin J Sport Med. 2003 Mar;13(2):106-17. Review.

Hallam JS, Petosa R. The long-term impact of a four-session work-site intervention on selected social cognitive theory variables linked to adult exercise adherence. Health Educ Behav. 2004 Feb;31(1):88-100.

Responsible Party:	Kim Gans, Director, Brown University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00288145 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	R18 DK71946
Study First Received:	February 6, 2006
Last Updated:	April 30, 2013
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

worksite
weight gain prevention (among adults)
obesity (among adults)
physical activity
nutrition

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Obesity
Overweight
Overnutrition

Nutrition Disorders
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms

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