Clinical trial · Interventional
POWERPLAY: Promoting Men's Health at Work
Harmonization Project: Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL)
NCT03548077CI-TRIAL-00041034POWERPLAYcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
With funding from the Candian Cancer Society, the Men's Healthy Eating Active Living (MHEAL) project began the development, evaluation, and optimization of a program called POWERPLAY to promote men's health at work.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Health Behavior | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Men | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWERPLAY | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- Powerplay, a workplace wellness program designed for male-dominated work sites, is the intervention. The program focuses on physical activity, healthy eating, mental wellness, and smoking cessation as well as promoting changes in workplace environments to support employee health and wellness. Program delivery is supported with a detailed program manual and web-based resources. More information about the intervention is available here: http://www.powerplayatwork.com/
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: POWERPLAY
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Physical Activity
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Weekly physical activity was assessed using the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin \& Shephard, 1985).
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Men employed in participating workplaces, full-time or part-time, in any position within the organization Exclusion Criteria: Although females were not discouraged from participating in the POWERPLAY program, they were not included in the evaluation.
References
Publications (7)
- BACKGROUNDBottorff JL, Seaton CL, Johnson ST, Caperchione CM, Oliffe JL, More K, Jaffer-Hirji H, Tillotson SM. An Updated Review of Interventions that Include Promotion of Physical Activity for Adult Men. Sports Med. 2015 Jun;45(6):775-800. doi: 10.1007/s40279-014-0286-3. PMID 25430599
- BACKGROUNDCaperchione CM, Sharp P, Bottorff JL, Stolp S, Oliffe JL, Johnson ST, Jones-Bricker M, Errey S, Christian H, Healy T, Medhurst K, Lamont S. The POWERPLAY workplace physical activity and nutrition intervention for men: Study protocol and baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Sep;44:42-47. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.07.013. Epub 2015 Jul 14. PMID 26187657
- BACKGROUNDOliffe JL, Bottorff JL, Sharp P, Caperchione CM, Johnson ST, Healy T, Lamont S, Jones-Bricker M, Medhurst K, Errey S. Healthy Eating and Active Living: Rural-Based Working Men's Perspectives. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Nov;11(6):1664-1672. doi: 10.1177/1557988315619372. Epub 2015 Dec 14. PMID 26669775
- BACKGROUNDSeaton CL, Bottorff JL, Jones-Bricker M, Oliffe JL, DeLeenheer D, Medhurst K. Men's Mental Health Promotion Interventions: A Scoping Review. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Nov;11(6):1823-1837. doi: 10.1177/1557988317728353. Epub 2017 Sep 8. PMID 28884637
- RESULTJohnson ST, Stolp S, Seaton C, Sharp P, Caperchione CM, Bottorff JL, Oliffe JL, Jones-Bricker M, Lamont S, Medhurst K, Errey S, Healy T. A Men's Workplace Health Intervention: Results of the POWERPLAY Program Pilot Study. J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Aug;58(8):765-9. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000793. PMID 27281710
- RESULTCaperchione CM, Stolp S, Bottorff JL, Oliffe JL, Johnson ST, Seaton C, Sharp P, Jones-Bricker M, Lamont S, Errey S, Healy T, Medhurst K, Christian H, Klitch M. Changes in Men's Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Knowledge and Behavior as a Result of Program Exposure: Findings From the Workplace POWERPLAY Program. J Phys Act Health. 2016 Dec;13(12):1364-1371. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0111. Epub 2016 Sep 6.