Feasibility of a Train-the-Trainer Delivered Exercise Intervention in Firefighters

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Conditions studied: Firefighter, High Intensity Interval Training

In brief

Purpose: To collect and report feasibility data for conducting a future cluster randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a TRAINER delivered integrated exercise program in career firefighters, and to determine intervention fidelity and preliminary effects of a TRAINER delivered integrated exercise program in career firefighters. Participants: 52 career firefighters 18 - 60 years old (40 trainees, 6 trainers, 6 administrators). Procedures (methods): Enrolled fire stations will be randomly assigned (3:2 allocation ratio) to a TRAINER or wait-list control (CON) group, stratified by city, using computer-generated random numbers. All enrolled firefighters will undergo a series of assessments at baseline (week 0) and post-testing (week 7) following the TRAINER delivered 6-week intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05287594

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

55

Starts

2023-04-01

Expected to finish

2025-09-29

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Provide informed consent prior to any study procedures are performed
• Medically cleared for fire suppression duties
• A career firefighter from a local department (Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Durham)

You may not qualify if…

• Highly active firefighters, defined as performing 4 or more days/week of vigorous exercise
• Pregnancy
• Recent injury preventing their participation in the exercise routine
• Involved in an active workers' compensation or personal injury case

Where it is running

• UNC Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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