FoodSteps: lifestyle interventions at the workplace, the effects of adjustments of the building and canteen on physical activities and dietary habits

ISRCTN	ISRCTN33627624
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33627624
Secondary identifying numbers	N/A

Submission date: 26/05/2006
Registration date: 03/07/2006
Last edited: 08/01/2021

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Prof Willem van Mechelen
Scientific

van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Phone	+31 (0)20 4448206
Email	w.vanmechelen@vumc.nl

Study information

Study design	Longitudinal, controlled study (baseline, 3 and 12-month follow-up)
Primary study design	Interventional
Secondary study design	Cohort study
Study setting(s)	Not specified
Study type	Quality of life
Scientific title	FoodSteps: lifestyle interventions at the workplace, the effects of adjustments of the building and canteen on physical activities and dietary habits
Study acronym	FoodSteps
Study objectives	To study the effectiveness of FoodSteps on cardiovascular risk indicators
Ethics approval(s)	Approved by the VU University Medical Center on 14/07/2003, reference number: 03/083
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Office workers and cardiovascular risks
Intervention	The relatively modest intervention consisted of two parts: 1. A food part: designed to stimulate healthier food choices by means of product information about six food product groups (calorific value of a product was translated into the number of minutes of activity needed to burn these calories) 2. A steps part: focused on stimulating the use of the stairs by means of motivational prompts on staircases and on elevator doors
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure	1. Body composition (BMI, waist-hip circumference, skinfold thickness) 2. Serum cholesterol (total, high-density lipoprotein [HDL], low-density lipoprotein [LDL]) 3. Blood pressure 4. Objective stair-use 5. Self-reported physical activity 6. Self-reported fruit, vegetable and fat intake
Secondary outcome measures	Not provided at time of registration
Overall study start date	01/01/2003
Completion date	01/01/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Both
Target number of participants	900
Total final enrolment	515
Key inclusion criteria	1. Office worker 2. Ability to climb stairs 3. Slightly overweight (self-reported body mass index [BMI] ≥23) 4. A work contract for at least the duration of the intervention
Key exclusion criteria	1. Subjects who were pregnant or became pregnant during the intervention year 2. Severe cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disorders
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2003
Date of final enrolment	01/01/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Netherlands

Study participating centre

van der Boechorststraat 7

Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
Research organisation

Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië 334
P.O. Box 93245
Den Haag
2509 AE
Netherlands

Phone	+ 31 (0)70 349 51 11
Email	info@zonmw.nl
Website	http://www.zonmw.nl
"ROR"	https://ror.org/01yaj9a77

Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations

Alternative name(s): Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Location: Netherlands

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination plan	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Results article	results	17/10/2006	08/01/2021	Yes	No

Editorial Notes

08/01/2021: The following changes have been made:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The final enrolment number has been added from the reference.