Stair Instead of Elevator Use at Work: Cardiovascular Primary Preventive Effects on Hospital Employees.

N/ACompletedNCT00520195

University Hospital, Geneva77 enrolled

Overview

This is an intervention study which evaluates the cardiovascular primary preventive effects of using stairs instead of elevators at the worksite during a 12-weeks period. We hypothesize that stair-climbing during working hours can meet the daily amount of physical activity recommended by current public health guidelines.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Physical activityBEHAVIORAL

Climbing stairs instead of taking elevators at worksite during 12 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * No or little stair-use at work (\< 5 stories/day) * Sedentary lifestyle Exclusion Criteria: * Positive answers to the health screening physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) * Part-time employment \< 80% * Absence of more than 2 weeks during the intervention period * Intention to begin a weight control program * Medication changes which may influence blood pressure, lipid or glucose metabolism

Locations (1)

University Hospitals of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland

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