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CompletedNCT00520195Updated Aug 23, 2007

Stair Instead of Elevator Use at Work: Cardiovascular Primary Preventive Effects on Hospital Employees.

An interventional study of Physical activity in Cardiovascular Diseases, sponsored by University Hospital, Geneva. Completed at 1 site in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2007-08-23.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Geneva · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
77
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an intervention study which evaluates the cardiovascular primary preventive effects of using stairs instead of elevators at the worksite during a 12-weeks period. We hypothesize that stair-climbing during working hours can meet the daily amount of physical activity recommended by current public health guidelines.

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Conditions studied

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
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In context

Cardiovascular Diseases

4,902 studies on the registry are indexed under Cardiovascular Diseases; 920 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 77 is below the median of 100 across 2,738 interventional studies indexed under Cardiovascular Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva is the lead sponsor of 372 studies on the registry; 68 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All

Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18 years
  • No or little stair-use at work (\< 5 stories/day)
  • Sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Positive answers to the health screening physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q)
  • Part-time employment \< 80%
  • Absence of more than 2 weeks during the intervention period
  • Intention to begin a weight control program
  • Medication changes which may influence blood pressure, lipid or glucose metabolism
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
77 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • BehavioralPhysical activity

    Climbing stairs instead of taking elevators at worksite during 12 weeks.

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospitals of Geneva
    Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 23, 2007, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00520195
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Geneva
First posted
Aug 23, 2007
Start date
Mar 2007
Completion
Jul 2007
Last update
Aug 23, 2007

Study contacts

Philippe Meyer, MD
principal investigator · University Hospitals of Geneva

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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