Efficacy of a Combined Ergonomic Health Promotion Intervention on Employee Health

NCT02071420 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 201306711
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Our objective in this pilot study is to test the combined effect of a) replacing office workers' sedentary workstations with active workstations (LifeBalance Station) and b) optimizing computer workstation ergonomics on daily occupational sedentary time, cardiometabolic risk factors, musculoskeletal symptom health outcomes and work productivity.

Conditions

Sedentary; Overweight

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Occupational Physical Activity From Baseline to 16 Weeks

  Occupational physical activity (primary outcome) will be measured objectively with the GENEActiv physical activity monitor. The monitor will be worn on the right ankle and will be worn for 5 working days during all non-bathing hours. The outcome measure will be change in occupational activity (average counts/work day) from baseline to 16 weeks. The measure will be calculated as follows: 16 weeks value - baseline value.

  Baseline and 16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will receive the seated active workstation intervention, the ergonomic intervention and the email intervention for 16 weeks.

Behavioral: Active Workstation Intervention; Behavioral: Ergonomic Intervention; Behavioral: Email Intervention; Device: Bluetooth enabled device (Wahoo Fitness Blue SC sensor) and accompanying iPod application.

Active Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will receive the ergonomic intervention and email intervention only for 16 weeks. This group will not receive a seated active workstation.

Behavioral: Ergonomic Intervention; Behavioral: Email Intervention; Device: Bluetooth enabled device (Wahoo Fitness Blue SC sensor) and accompanying iPod application.

Interventions

Active Workstation Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the experimental group will receive a seated active workstation at their work setting for 16 weeks.

Experimental Group

Ergonomic Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants of both arms will receive a face to face ergonomic workstation optimization intervention. This consultation will take 30 minutes to complete and will be performed at the participant's actual work station.

Active Control; Experimental Group

Email Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants of both arms will receive three emails per week for 16 weeks. Messages will be consistent with what they hear in the ergonomic intervention (e.g., encourage taking breaks from sitting at work and adjusting posture to be in line with ergonomic principles).

Active Control; Experimental Group

Bluetooth enabled device (Wahoo Fitness Blue SC sensor) and accompanying iPod application. DEVICE

Active Control; Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• We will recruit overweight/obese (body mass index 25.0-40.0 kg/m2) adults (18-65 years) working in full-time (minimum 35 hours/week), sedentary (self-report sitting \>75% work time) occupations at an independent work site.

You may not qualify if:

• Working in an office that will not meet the space or electrical requirements of the active workstation, acute or chronic illness not under treatment of a provider, orthopedic limitations that prohibit physical activity, current or planned pregnancy, hospitalization from a physical or mental disorder in the past six months and/or taking medication that may impair physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Iowa: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Carr LJ, Leonhard C, Tucker S, Fethke N, Benzo R, Gerr F. Total Worker Health Intervention Increases Activity of Sedentary Workers. Am J Prev Med. 2016 Jan;50(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.06.022. Epub 2015 Aug 7.

  PMID: 26260492 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Overweight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Lucas Carr, PhD
• Organization: University of Iowa

lucas-carr@uiowa.edu

319-353-5432

Study Officials

• Lucas Carr, PhD

  University of Iowa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2014
• First Posted: February 25, 2014
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2014
• Study Completion: July 1, 2014
• Last Updated: October 23, 2017
• Results First Posted: October 23, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-09

Locations

US (1)