Soccer and Zumba as health promoting activities among Norwegian hospital employees

ISRCTN	ISRCTN61986892
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN61986892
Protocol serial number	N/A
Sponsor	Nordland Hospital Bodø (Norway)
Funders	Nordland Hospital Bodø (Norway), University of Nordland, Bodø (Norway), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Friskhuset Fitness Centre, Bodø, The municipality of Bodø

Submission date: 05/01/2011
Registration date: 03/03/2011
Last edited: 15/03/2011

Recruitment status: No longer recruiting
Overall study status: Completed
Condition category: Other

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Svein Barene
Scientific

PO Box 1480
Bodø
8049
Norway

Email	svein.barene@uin.no

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Cluster randomised controlled intervention trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Soccer and Zumba as health promoting activities among Norwegian hospital employees: a cluster randomised controlled intervention trial
Study objectives	1. 12 weeks of soccer and Zumba training, respectively, increases the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and fat oxidation during activity and decreases the systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total body fat mass, fasting insulin, glucose, sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol in the blood compared to the control group 2. 12 weeks of soccer and Zumba training, respectively, increases total body muscle mass, the isometric strength in lower body, coordination (balance), jump height and flexibility in the hamstrings muscles and lower back compared to the control group 3. 12 weeks of soccer and Zumba training, respectively, decreases musculoskeletal pain, kinesiophobia and sickness absence compared to the control group 4. Inflammation, measured as cytokine synthesis in EDTA plasma, increases from before to after a single training session 5. 12 weeks of soccer an Zumba training, respectively, improves the work ability, the individual feeling of wellness and the interpersonal relations in the workplace among the participants compared to the control group 6. After 39 weeks, the maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) and the total body muscle mass is higher in the soccer and the Zumba group, respectively, compared to the control group 7. In the time period from 12 to 39 weeks, fewer participants in the Zumba group have dropped out of the study compared to the participants from the soccer group
Ethics approval(s)	Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK), Norway approved on the 13th December 2010 (ref: 2010/2385-8)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Physical activity
Intervention	Participants are randomised in clusters related to their team at the workplace to receive one of the following for 12 weeks: 1. Soccer training: three weekly training sessions of 60 minutes duration offered to the participants 2. Zumba training: three weekly training sessions of 60 minutes duration offered to the participants 3. Control group: participate in the tests and questionnaires
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), measured before the intervention (Timepoint 1: Jan 2011), after the intervention period (Timepoint 2: Mar/Apr 2011) and after 39 weeks (Timepoint 3: Sep/Oct 2011)
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Measured before the intervention (Timepoint 1: Jan 2011), after the intervention period (Timepoint 2: Mar/Apr 2011) and after 39 weeks (Timepoint 3: Sep/Oct 2011): 1. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure 2. Total body muscle mass and fat mass 3. Inflammation, measured as cytokine synthesis in EDTA plasma 4. Physical capacity, isometric strength, coordination, jump height and flexibility 5. Musculoskeletal pain, kinesiophobia and sickness absence 6. Sensitive CRP and LDL-cholesterol, glucose, insulin
Completion date	31/12/2011

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	All
Target sample size at registration	115
Key inclusion criteria	1. Hospital employees 2. Aged 25 - 65 years, either sex
Key exclusion criteria	1. Angina pectoris 2. Pregnancy 3. Life-threatening diseases
Date of first enrolment	10/01/2011
Date of final enrolment	31/12/2011

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Norway

Study participating centre

PO Box 1480

Bodø
8049
Norway

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes