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NCT Number: NCT02172599

Take A Stand for Workplace Health: A Sit-stand Workstation Project Evaluation

The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of sit-stand workstations to total daily physical activity in a multi-component office-based 12 month intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Activity Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Macmillan Cancer Support UK Office, London, United Kingdom

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About this study

This study adopts a randomised control trial design and is mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative). The outcome data from the trial is quantitative. Alongside this a qualitative process evaluation will be conducted to inform the intervention, explain trial results and understand the intervention implementation and context (Cathain et al. 2014). Two worksites will participate in this study, in line with COCHRANE recommendations for randomised control trials.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Must be a full-time employee on a fixed term contract for at least 18 months at one of the two worksites involved in the study (Macmillan Cancer Support, Public Health England)
  • Must engage in primarily desk-based work
  • Must have their own desk (i.e. does not hot desk) Must be primarily office based (i.e. not working from home)
  • Must have no plans to leave the organisation for an extended period (e.g. holiday > 4 weeks or secondment) or finitely before the anticipated study end date (January 2016)

Exclusion criteria

  • Have engaged in standing-based desk work in the month prior to the start of the study
  • Have been advised against standing by a health professional; or be unable to stand
  • Work for the Macmillan Support Line

Treatment and study plan

Sit-stand workstation provision

Behavioral

The research compares the effects of a sit-stand workstation only and a multi-component sit-stand workstation intervention including individual and organisation-level approaches, with usual office-based working practice (no sit-stand workstation) over 12 months.

Other names: Ergotron: workfit-A, workfit-D

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical Activity

    Time frame: Measured 5 times over 13 months, for seven days each time. Time points = baseline, 1-2weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months

    ActivPAL:

    Sitting and standing will be measured objectively using the ActivPAL device. The ActivPAL provides reliable measures of total sitting time and standing time, and number of sit-to-stand transitions per hour (Lyden et al. 2012).

    ActiGraph (GT3X+):

    Physical activity intensity and duration will be measured objectively using the ActiGraph activity monitor.The GT3X reliably classifies physical activity intensity in free-living environments (Ozemek et al. 2014).

    Activity diaries:

    These dairies will be used to assess the type and context of physical activity behaviour. A text reminder will be sent to all participants once daily for the duration of the data collection period. Text message models have shown some success in increasing compliance to research (Armstrong et al. 2009).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brunel University

Other

Collaborators

  • Ergotron
  • Macmillan Canceer Support
  • Public Health England

Registry information

Official study title

The Influence of Sit-stand Workstations Upon Total Physical Activity: a 12 Month Randomised Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jun 24, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 18, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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