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NCT Number: NCT02376504

Modifying the Workplace to Decrease Sedentary Behavior and Improve Health

The primary objective of this project is to determine the effects of decreasing sedentary behavior at work by at least 3hrs/day using treadmill (walking and standing) and sit-to-stand (standing only) workstations on the health of overweight office workers.

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Key information

Conditions

Workplace Inactivity Total Worker Health

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Body Mass Index greater than 25 kg.m-2
  • Does not engage in any structured physical activity lasting at least 30 mins for more than 2 days/week
  • Employed in a full-time sedentary desk job.
  • No major orthopedic limitations or medical conditions that prevents walking or standing at a treadmill work sit-stand workstation.

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Active workplace

Behavioral

This is a 12-month, cluster-randomized trial with an intent-to-treat design to determine the effects of using treadmill and sit-to-stand workstations at the workplace on health variables in overweight office workers (N=66) with seated desk jobs and (2) to compare the efficacies of treadmill and sit-to-stand workstations in decreasing workplace sedentary behavior. The intervention will examine the effects of using these workstations on weight, cardiovascular and metabolic health variables , musculoskeletal discomfort, psychological affect and job stress. The study will also measure change in time spent sitting, standing and walking will be measured using wearable non-invasive acceleration sensors.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Weight

    Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northeastern University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Mar 3, 2015
Registry last updated
Mar 29, 2017

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