Take A Stand for Workplace Health: A Sit-stand Workstation Project Evaluation
The Influence of Sit-stand Workstations Upon Total Physical Activity: a 12 Month Randomised Controlled Trial
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interventional
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started May 2014
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 22, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 24, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2016
CompletedJanuary 18, 2018
January 1, 2018
1.8 years
June 22, 2014
January 17, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Physical Activity
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).
Measured 5 times over 13 months, for seven days each time. Time points = baseline, 1-2weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months
Study Arms (3)
multi-component intervention
EXPERIMENTALSit-stand workstation provision The multi-component intervention will align with the World Health Authority's promotion of a healthy workplace model, which emphasises that best-practice workplace health interventions should involve an integrated approach involving organisation and individual level approaches to behaviour change (WHO, 2010). Thus, participants will receive a sit-stand workstation with additional support to use the sit-stand workstation.
Sit-stand workstation only
EXPERIMENTALSit-stand workstation provision Participants in this arm will receive a sit-stand workstation. They will not receive any support to use the sit-stand workstation, except some health and safety advice upon installation.
Usual practice (seated workstation)
NO INTERVENTIONThis arm is the control group. They will continue to use their usual seated workstation for the duration of the study.
Interventions
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.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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)
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Brunel Universitylead
- Macmillan Canceer Supportcollaborator
- Ergotroncollaborator
- Public Health Englandcollaborator
Study Sites (2)
Public Health England, SKipton House
London, SE1 6LH, United Kingdom
Macmillan Cancer Support UK Office
London, SE1 7UQ, United Kingdom
Related Publications (2)
Hall J, Kay T, McConnell A, Mansfield L. "Why would you want to stand?" an account of the lived experience of employees taking part in a workplace sit-stand desk intervention. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 17;19(1):1692. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8038-9.
PMID: 31847821DERIVEDHall J, Mansfield L, Kay T, McConnell AK. The effect of a sit-stand workstation intervention on daily sitting, standing and physical activity: protocol for a 12 month workplace randomised control trial. BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 15;15:152. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1506-y.
PMID: 25879905DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jennifer Hall, BSc
Brunel University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- PhD Researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 22, 2014
First Posted
June 24, 2014
Study Start
May 1, 2014
Primary Completion
February 1, 2016
Study Completion
February 1, 2016
Last Updated
January 18, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-01