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NCT Number: NCT02206113

Sit to Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Quality of Life

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Allina Health

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

Standing workstation

Behavioral

Other names: Ergotron Workfit-S

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in self-reported quality of life

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

    Change in quality of life will be measured through the administration of the PROMIS-29 questionnaire.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in waist circumference

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 16

    Waist circumference measured in inches

  2. Change in number of minutes stood per day

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8, week 16

    Participants recorded their number of minutes stood at work daily from baseline through week 16.

  3. Change in self-reported stress

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

    Change in stress will be measured through the administration of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).

  4. Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

    Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices will be measured through the administration of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (HPLP-II).

  5. Change in workplace productivity

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

    Change in workplace productivity will be measured through the administration of Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire.

  6. Change in self-reported physical activity levels

    Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

    Change in self-reported physical activity levels will be measured through the administration of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

  7. Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 16

    Change in an individual's BMI after being weighed at baseline, week 8, and week 16.

  8. Change in body fat percentage

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8, week 16

    Change in body fat percentage as measured by a BodPod® Assessment.

  9. Change in resting heart rate

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8, week 16

    Change in resting heart rate from baseline to week 16.

  10. Change in blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)

    Time frame: Baseline, week 8, week 16

    Change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline to week 16.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Allina Health System

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Sit-to-Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees: A Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Aug 1, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2015

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