Sit to Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees

Allina Health System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Standing workstation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02206113

3989-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

A 16 week pilot study for Allina call center employees to look at the psychological outcomes and biological markers after an intervention of using a standing work station. There were two groups: group 1 received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for all 16 weeks, group 2 was a wait-list control group and received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for the second 8 weeks. Psychological outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16. Biological markers were measured at weeks 0, 8, and 16.

Enrollment: 39 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Allina Health Call Center Employee (75% or higher employee status)
• Aged 18 to 65 years
• Provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to stand for 20 minutes continuously unaided
• Home based employees

Trial design

39 participants in 2 patient groups

Standing workstation - 16 weeks

Experimental group

Description:

This arm, Standing workstation - 16 weeks, received the intervention of a standing workstation for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks, the participants were instructed how long to stand per hour for an 8 hour shift. The second 8 weeks their use was monitored for sustainability.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standing workstation

Standing workstation - second 8 weeks

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm, Standing workstation - second 8 weeks, received the intervention of a standing workstation for 8 weeks of the study. For the first 8 weeks, the worked at their normal desks without an intervention. The second 8 weeks they received a standing workstation and their use was monitored.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standing workstation