Increasing Workplace Physical Activity in Sedentary Office Workers

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sit-Stand Workstations

Treatments: Behavioral: Stand and Move; Behavioral: Move; Behavioral: Stand

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01846013

UL1TR000114 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

1212M25961

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate a randomized controlled trial in sitting office workers to reduce sitting time through the use of motorized and non-motorized sit/stand workstations as well as a walking intervention.

Hypotheses:

1. Compared to the control group, total physical activity will be higher in the standing and walking intervention groups.
2. The combined standing and walking group will have higher total physical activity than the other three groups.
3. Compared to the control group, the fitness and health outcomes will be improved for the standing and walking groups.

Enrollment: 260 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary adults who use a single computer workstation for the majority of their workday
• Work full time (at least 35 hours per week)
• Must have ability to safely begin a standing and/or walking protocol with no adverse side effects

Exclusion criteria

• Musculoskeletal or joint problems
• Severe autoimmune conditions
• Varicose veins that may cause pain
• Women who are pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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260 participants in 4 patient groups

Stand

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stand

Move

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Move

Stand and Move

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stand and Move

General Wellness

No Intervention group