Rapid Optimisation of Performance Enhancement and Skill (ROPES)

Singapore General Hospital60 enrolled

Overview

Despite innate knowledge of the benefits of regular physical activity, healthcare workers are just as physically inactive as the general population. Physical activity interventions delivered at the workplace seem perfect to improve the health of this large population. The aim of the study is to deliver an efficacious, minimal time impost training program targeted at optimising health benefit while overcoming time-related barriers to initial uptake of regular exercise.

To evaluate the effectiveness of a 4-week, easily accessible, time-optimised exercise program (ROPES - Rapid Optimisation of Performance Enhancement and Skill) for healthcare workers. 60 staff recruited from Singapore General Hospital (SGH) will be randomly assigned into 2 groups, CONTROL or ROPES group. The ratio to intervention and control group is at 1:1. The staff will be assigned to each group respectively.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

ROPES Training ProgrammePROCEDURE

ROPES is a training programme that involves resistance training, whole-body exercises and HIIT aerobic sessions with each session lasting no longer than 45 minutes.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age group: 21 - 70 years old * All participants must be free of musculoskeletal, surgical and/or neurological injury in the past 6 months. * Participants not engaged actively in regular exercise i.e. exercises less than once a week and at a duration less than 30 mins per session. * Healthy with stable management of any existing diabetes, cholesterol and/or hypertension. * They should have no issues with the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) Exclusion Criteria: * Participants under the age of 21 or over the age of 70 * Newly diagnosed diabetes/metabolic syndrome/high cholesterol or uncontrolled high BP \>160 mmHg and under medical supervision. * Subjects with cardiovascular conditions and on beta-blockers. * Subjects who are pregnant or with recent (\< 3 months) diagnosis of a medical condition, especially cardiac-related conditions.

Locations (1)

Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, Singapore

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Physical work capacity

A standard physical work capacity test based on the linear relationship between heart rate, power output and oxygen consumption will estimate the work capacity. The higher the heart rate, the better the physical work capacity. Minimum value of heart rate is 155 bpm and maximum value is 199 bpm.

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Muscular Strength

Handgrip strength will be measured using a hand-held dynamometer to determine functional strength.

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

BMI

Height and weight will be measured on a body fat analyser and will be combined to report the BMI in kg/m\^2.

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

Body Fat

Body fat will be measured on a body composition analyser and will be reported in percentage %.

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks

Central Contacts

Celia Ia Choo Tan, PhD (Dept of Surgery)

CONTACT

+65 63265281 celia.tan.i.c@singhealth.com.sg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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