Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Occupational Burnout

Sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT01575743

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Duration (Months)

0.5

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of regular aerobic exercise on psychopathology, cortisol secretion, BDNF, sleep, cognitive performance, and psychological functioning in people suffering from professional burnout. Pre- and postassessments after 12 weeks of training will be performed.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Burnout Syndrome	Behavioral: aerobic exercising	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

24 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Occupational Burnout

Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2008

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2012

Actual Study Completion Date :

Mar 1, 2012

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Aerobic Exercise	Behavioral: aerobic exercising All participants take part in an aerobic exercise training program with a total weekly energy expenditure of 17.5 kcal/kg/week over the entire 12-week intervention period. The dose of exercise is determined using exercise prescription guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine, 2000). All trainings take place at a local public gym under supervision of previously trained exercise coaches from the Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences of the University Basel. Participants can choose between different training devices for cardiovascular training. Energy expenditure is assessed using the values of burned calories provided by the training devices based on age, weight and training performance. Heart rate is monitored during all training sessions with chest belt heart rate monitors (Polar®) to ensure training below the anaerobic threshold with heart rates between 60 - 75 % of the maximum heart rate.
Other: healthy controls	Behavioral: aerobic exercising All participants take part in an aerobic exercise training program with a total weekly energy expenditure of 17.5 kcal/kg/week over the entire 12-week intervention period. The dose of exercise is determined using exercise prescription guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine, 2000). All trainings take place at a local public gym under supervision of previously trained exercise coaches from the Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences of the University Basel. Participants can choose between different training devices for cardiovascular training. Energy expenditure is assessed using the values of burned calories provided by the training devices based on age, weight and training performance. Heart rate is monitored during all training sessions with chest belt heart rate monitors (Polar®) to ensure training below the anaerobic threshold with heart rates between 60 - 75 % of the maximum heart rate.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Aerobic Exercise

Behavioral: aerobic exercising

All participants take part in an aerobic exercise training program with a total weekly energy expenditure of 17.5 kcal/kg/week over the entire 12-week intervention period. The dose of exercise is determined using exercise prescription guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM, American College of Sports Medicine, 2000). All trainings take place at a local public gym under supervision of previously trained exercise coaches from the Institute of Exercise and Health Sciences of the University Basel. Participants can choose between different training devices for cardiovascular training. Energy expenditure is assessed using the values of burned calories provided by the training devices based on age, weight and training performance. Heart rate is monitored during all training sessions with chest belt heart rate monitors (Polar®) to ensure training below the anaerobic threshold with heart rates between 60 - 75 % of the maximum heart rate.

Other: healthy controls

Behavioral: aerobic exercising

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Change of burnout severity by aerobic exercise training [Change from baseline to follow-up after 12 weeks]
burnout severity measured by psychopathology, cortisol secretion, BDNF, sleep, cognitive performance, and psychological functioning

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

20 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

burnout
male participants
non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

psychiatric disorders
smokers
physical diseases

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	UPK Basel	Basel		Switzerland	4012

Sponsors and Collaborators

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Johannes Beck, MD, UPK Basel, Basel Switzerland

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01575743

Other Study ID Numbers:

Burnout_1

First Posted:

Apr 11, 2012

Last Update Posted:

Apr 11, 2012

Last Verified:

Apr 1, 2012

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Burnout, Professional

Burnout, Psychological

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 11, 2012