Promoting Sustainable and Active Mobility Among Employees and Students
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mobility on the Way to Work and Health-related Outcomes. Basic parameters: 18 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Germany
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Impact of Physically Active Versus Passive Way to Work on Physical and Mental Aspects of Health in Members at Hannover Universities: an Observational Study
Overview
The aim of the study is to assess health data (heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood glucose, particulate matter pollution) and travel characteristics (length, duration and type of commute) on the way to and from work from members of the universities in Hannover (Germany).
Detailed description
Active mobility, (i.e. moving around using the own physical strength) has positive sustainability effects. The physically active way to and from college is a great untapped resources for health promotion. The aim of this sub-project is to examine the way to university in order to assess its effect on individual health depending on the means of transport.
In order to determine the status quo and changes in mobility behavior the investigators will use movement trajectories using smartphone apps or inexpensive trackers in a larger cohort, as well as more specified health measures including overweight status, blood pressure, blood glucose concentration, lack of exercise, particulate matter and risk of accidents in a smaller sub-cohort.
By linking this data with the personal characteristics surveyed in other sub-projects, an evaluation of the individual health status and the expected health benefits depending on the route to work can be created. This represents the database for identifying certain groups of people or status groups who could particularly benefit from targeted promotion of an active commute.
Primary outcome measures
- Heart rate variability (HRV) [Time frame: 24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup, and 7 consecutive days for the long-term subgroup]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
- Blood glucose concentration [Time frame: 24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup]
- Work-Ability-Index [Time frame: Once at baseline for both study subgroups]
- 24 hour blood pressure [Time frame: 24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup]
- Daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) duration [Time frame: 7 consecutive days for the long-term subgroup]
- Health-related quality of life [Time frame: Once at baseline for both study subgroups]
- Particulate matter [Time frame: 24 hours on two separate days for the short-term subgroup]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- living within 50km around the workplace
Exclusion criteria
- current participation in another interventional study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Germany · 1 center
- Hannover Medical School — Hanover
Publications
- Beyer M, Boyen J, Wussow-Hampel S, Stein L, Schmidt LS, Tegtbur U, Haufe S. Role of commuting characteristics on physical and mental health among members at university institutions (DiNaMo-active): a protocol for an observational study. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2025 Jun 19;11(2):e002665. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002665. eCollection 2025. PMID 40546747
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06493006 · 01UV2301B