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Brief title
Health condition
(Work-related) fatigue
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Work-related fatigue (measured with three indicators: emotional exhaustion/overall fatigue/need for recovery)
Secondary outcome
Work ability, (work-related) self-efficacy, sleep quality, cognitive functioning, and aerobic fitness. In addition, weekly single item measures of employees’ well-being and exercise activities/experiences will be collected during the intervention period.
Background summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate to what extent an exercise intervention is effective in reducing work-related fatigue among employees. We will use an experimental design in which participants will be randomly allocated to either a 6-week exercise intervention (experimental condition, n=60) or a waiting list (control condition, n=60). The control condition receives the exercise intervention after 6 weeks - when the experimental condition has completed the exercise intervention. The participants of this study are employees experiencing high levels of work-related fatigue.
Study objective
H1: the exercise intervention is effective in reducing (work-related) fatigue
H2: the exercise intervention is effective in improving (work-related) self-efficacy, sleep quality, work ability, cognitive functioning, and aerobic fitness.
Study design
T0 (baseline): primary and secondary outcomes.
T1 to T6 (every week during the 6 week exercise intervention period): single item measures of employee well-being, exercise activities and exercise experiences (only for the intervention group).
T7 (immediately after the intervention): primary outcomes, secondary outcomes and single item measures of employee well-being
T8 (six weeks after the intervention, only for the intervention group): primary outcomes, secondary outcomes and single item measures of employee well-being
T9 (twelve weeks after the intervention, only for the intervention group): primary outcomes, secondary outcomes and single item measures of employee well-being
Intervention
The exercise intervention will cover a 6-week period in which the participant will run under supervision of a licensed running trainer twice a week, and independently once a week. The participants will run at moderate intensity. Each running session lasts one hour and includes warm-up, running, and cooling-down. The participants in the control condition (waiting list) receive the exercise intervention after six week of waiting - when the participants in the experimental condition have completed the exercise intervention.
Inclusion criteria
1. More than or equal to 2.2 on the emotional exhaustion scale of the UBOS (Schaufeli & Van Dierendonck, 2000); 2. More than or equal to 22 on the FAS (De Vries, Michielsen, Van Heck & Drent, 2004)
Exclusion criteria
1. Drug dependence;
2. Exercising more than 1 hour a week;
3. Currently on medication that can alter mood/fatigue symptoms;
4. Currently/in the past half year/on the waiting list for medical or psychological treatment for fatigue symptoms;
5. Physical disease(s) that can cause fatigue; 6. Physical contra-indications for exercise (running).
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL4932 |
| NTR-old | NTR5034 |
| Other | ECSW Ethical Commission Social Sciences Radboud University : ECSW2015-1901-278 DeVries-Kompier |