Comparing Manual and Neurocognitive Skills-While Sitting, Standing, Walking on a Treadmill and Using a Stepper.

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Standing workstation; Behavioral: Walking workstation; Behavioral: Stepping workstation; Behavioral: Sitting workstation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06240286

15-005471

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is being performed to evaluate the effect of different active workstations (e.g., standing, stepping, or walking stations) on work performance through the evaluation of neurocognitive function using reasoning, memory, concentration, and fine motor skills evaluation tools.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center (DAHLC) members and non-members that have provided informed consent to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to stand up, walk on a treadmill or use a stepper.
• Alzheimer, dementia or any memory impairment.
• Cannot attempt fine motor skills.
• Not willing to use a treadmill, stepper or standing desk.
• Not a present user of an active office.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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44 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy Subjects

Experimental group

Description:

Healthy subjects will attend the the Active Wellness Office at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center (DAHLC) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for four consecutive days. On day one, individuals will use a sitting workstation (control); based on randomization, three active workstations (standing, stepping, or walking stations) will be randomly assigned on the following days (2-4).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Walking workstation

Behavioral: Standing workstation

Behavioral: Stepping workstation

Behavioral: Sitting workstation