The effect of regular sports activities on the level of stress and job productivity among the employees of Bakhtar Regional Electric Company in Arak city.
1. The effectiveness of regular sports activities on the level of occupational stress in the employees of Bakhtar Regional Electric Company of Arak city.
2. The effectiveness of regular sports activities on the level of job productivity in the employees of Bakhtar Regional Electric Company of Arak
Design
A clinical trial with a control group, with a parallel group, a blinded, randomized, on 148 participants will be used for randomization.
Settings and conduct
The place of the study will be the laboratory of Arak University. This study used a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. The d data analyst was blinded.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Entry requirements for participants:
Employees employed in Bakhtar Electricity Company with at least 6 month of experience
No smoking
Non-entry conditions:
Using drugs that affect stress
Existence of acute medical conditions and severe injury and physical limitation
Disability and disability to participate in sports activities
Pregnancy in female employees
Intervention groups
Intervention group: The exercise program included a combination of aerobic exercises and strength exercises to address cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength. Exercises were performed four sessions a week for 12 weeks. Each session consisted of 95 minutes of training, which was provided outside working hours. Participants warmed up for 10 minutes. In each session, the participants performed 45 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, 20 minutes of high-intensity exercise, and 15 minutes of strength training to strengthen the muscles of large groups, central stability exercises, and functional exercises. At the end, 5 minutes of cooling exercises were performed. Control group: without structured sports intervention
Main outcome variables
Job stress
work productivity
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20181228042157N2
Registration date:2023-12-29, 1402/10/08
Registration timing:registered_while_recruiting
Last update:2023-12-29, 1402/10/08
Update count:0
Registration date
2023-12-29, 1402/10/08
Registrant information
Name
Zeinab Mondalizadeh
Name of organization / entity
Arak University
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 86 3417 3492
Email address
z-mondalizade@araku.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2023-12-11, 1402/09/20
Expected recruitment end date
2024-03-10, 1402/12/20
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of regular sports activities on the level of stress and job productivity among the employees of Bakhtar Regional Electric Company in Arak city.
Public title
The effect of regular sports activities on the level of stress and job productivity among the employees of Bakhtar Regional Electric Company in Arak city.
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Employees employed in Bakhtar Electricity Company with at least 6 months of employment experience
No smoking
Not taking drugs that affect physical and mental abilities.
Not having illness, severe injury or physical limitation
Non-participation of the subject in continuous sports training in the last 3 months
Fill out the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria:
The use of effective judgment on the level of stress among employees
Existence of acute medical conditions and severe injury or physical limitation
Disability and disability to participate in sports activities
Age
From 20 years old to 55 years old
Gender
Male
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
Data analyser
Sample size
Target sample size:
74
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
We will use a block randomization method.
The randomization unit is the employees.
To ensure the unbiased allocation of participants, the randomization process was done by lottery. Participants who met the inclusion criteria were placed in two intervention groups or control groups. Allocation concealment was implemented using sequentially numbered, opaque, and sealed envelopes. Each envelope contained a sheet showing the group assignment. Before the study, all envelopes were prepared and sealed by an independent researcher who was not involved in participant recruitment or data collection. After obtaining informed consent, participants were enrolled in the study and envelopes were opened sequentially to determine group assignment. Participants were then informed about their assigned group. The procedure was conducted by a researcher who was not involved in the recruitment or assessment of participants.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Single blinded
Blinding description
The data analyst will be blinded to the fact that the data will be available to her in the form of code.
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
کمیته تخصصی اخلاق در پژوهش های زیست پزشکی
Street address
Arak University, Basij Square, Karbala Blvd
City
Arak
Province
Markazi
Postal code
۳۸۴۸۱۷۷۵۸۴
Approval date
2023-09-13, 1402/06/22
Ethics committee reference number
IR.ARAKU.REC.1402.057
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
stress and work productivity
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
job stress
Timepoint
One week after the end of the intervention
Method of measurement
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
2
Description
work productivity
Timepoint
One week after the end of the intervention
Method of measurement
Endicott work productivity scale (EWPS)
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: The exercise program included a combination of aerobic exercises and strength exercises to address cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength. Exercises were performed four sessions a week for 12 weeks. Each session consisted of 95 minutes of training, which was provided outside working hours. Participants warmed up for 10 minutes. In each session, the participants performed 45 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, 20 minutes of high-intensity exercise, and 15 minutes of strength training to strengthen the muscles of large groups, central stability exercises, and functional exercises. At the end, 5 minutes of cooling exercises were performed. It should be noted that these exercises were changed in a personalized way by the trainer depending on the preparation of each person and were performed uniquely for each person.
Category
Lifestyle
2
Description
Control group: The control group was without structured sports intervention.
Category
Lifestyle
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Bakhtar Electric Company
Full name of responsible person
Milad Farzmehr
Street address
Arak Industrial Town, Atlasi II Square, Mikhak St
City
Arak
Province
Markazi
Postal code
1954731113
Phone
+98 86 3340 2012
Email
Info@bakhtarmoshaver.ir
Web page address
http://www.brec.ir/
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Arak University
Full name of responsible person
Zeinab Mondalizadeh
Street address
Sardasht, Arak University
City
Arak
Province
Markazi
Postal code
۳۸۴۸۱۷۷۵۸۴
Phone
+98 86 3262 9170
Email
z-mondalizade@araku.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
No
Title of funding source
Bakhtar Electric Company
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Private
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Industry
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Arak University
Full name of responsible person
Zeinab Mondalizadeh
Position
Assisstant professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Others
Street address
Arak Univeristy, Karbala Boulevard, Basij square,
City
Arak
Province
Markazi
Postal code
۳۸۴۸۱۷۷۵۸۴
Phone
+98 86 3262 9170
Email
z-mondalizade@araku.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Arak University
Full name of responsible person
Zeinab Mondalizadeh
Position
Assisstant Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Others
Street address
Arak Universtiy, Basij Square, Karbala Boulevard,
City
Arak
Province
Markazi
Postal code
۳۸۴۸۱۷۷۵۸۴
Phone
+98 86 3262 9170
Email
z-mondalizade@araku.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Arak University
Full name of responsible person
Zeinab Mondalizadeh
Position
Assistant professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Others
Street address
Arak University, Basij Square, Karbala Boulevard,
City
Arak
Province
Markazi
Postal code
۳۸۴۸۱۷۷۵۸۴
Phone
0988632629170
Email
z-mondalizade@araku.ac.ir
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Justification/reason for indecision/not sharing IPD