Rapid Optimisation of Performance Enhancement and Skill (ROPES)
ConditionSedentary Lifestyle
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21-70
SponsorSingapore General Hospital
About this trial
Despite innate knowledge of the benefits of regular physical activity, healthcare workers are just as physically inactive as the general population. Physical activity interventions delivered at the workplace seem perfect to improve the health of this large population.
The aim of the study is to deliver an efficacious, minimal time impost training program targeted at optimising health benefit while overcoming time-related barriers to initial uptake of regular exercise.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age group: 21 - 70 years old
All participants must be free of musculoskeletal, surgical and/or neurological injury in the past 6 months.
Participants not engaged actively in regular exercise i.e. exercises less than once a week and at a duration less than 30 mins per session.
Healthy with stable management of any existing diabetes, cholesterol and/or hypertension.
Disqualifiers
Participants under the age of 21 or over the age of 70
Newly diagnosed diabetes/metabolic syndrome/high cholesterol or uncontrolled high BP >160 mmHg and under medical supervision.
Subjects with cardiovascular conditions and on beta-blockers.
Subjects who are pregnant or with recent (< 3 months) diagnosis of a medical condition, especially cardiac-related conditions.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
ROPES Training Programme
Procedure/SurgeryROPES is a training programme that involves resistance training, whole-body exercises and HIIT aerobic sessions with each session lasting no longer than 45 minutes.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: ROPESExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Physical work capacity
A standard physical work capacity test based on the linear relationship between heart rate, power output and oxygen consumption will estimate the work capacity. The higher the heart rate, the better the physical work capacity. Minimum value of heart rate is 155 bpm and maximum value is 199 bpm.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeksSecondary outcomes
1
Muscular Strength
Handgrip strength will be measured using a hand-held dynamometer to determine functional strength.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks2
BMI
Height and weight will be measured on a body fat analyser and will be combined to report the BMI in kg/m\^2.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeks3
Body Fat
Body fat will be measured on a body composition analyser and will be reported in percentage %.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of study at 8 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov