Pilot Intervention-Exercise for the Weight, Healthy Eating, and Exercise for the Long-Haul

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver

In brief

Truckers face many unique challenges in their work that may adversely impact their health, including time constraints, sedentary job tasks, and a 'moving-workplace' environment with associated limitations to access healthy food and safe places to be physically active. These issues make it difficult to form and maintain healthy lifestyle habits and contribute to the high prevalence of injuries from both crashes and falls among truckers is supported by an increase in obesity among truckers with longer durations of employment. The investigators propose to develop and pilot test the Exercise Intervention of the Worksite Health, Eating and Exercising for the Long-haul (WHEEL)'s weight loss intervention. This pilot exercise intervention is aimed at achieving meaningful improvement in grip strength, balance, and gait over 6 weeks. The investigators will use pilot sample of 15 obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) truckers, documenting changes in these measures. Individualized assessments will be utilized. The investigators will aim to complete the following: 1. Evaluate the feasibility of the PIE WHEEL intervention for CMV drivers will result in greater strength comparing baseline with 6 week outcomes. 1. Determine the extent to which drivers will participate in PIE WHEEL 2. Determine the extent of change in strength, balance and gait realized by PIE WHEEL participation 2. Evaluate safety events (crashes, near misses, falls) in the week prior to PIE WHEEL and the final week of PIE WHEEL a. Solicit driver perceptions of their own safety of ingress and egress related to PIE WHEEL participation

Key facts

Study ID
NCT03147209
Run by
University of Utah
People needed
0
Starts
2017-05-01
Expected to finish
2017-12-01
Last updated by the study team
2019-05-06

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 74. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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