Modifying the Workplace to Decrease Sedentary Behavior and Improve Health

NCT02376504 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1R21OH010564-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Workplace Inactivity; Total Worker Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Weight

  Baseline, 3, 6, 12 months

Study Arms (3)

Treadmill workstation

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be provided with a treadmill workstation to be more active at the workplace Active Workplace

Behavioral: Active workplace

Sit-to-Stand workstation

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be provided with a sit-to-stand workstation to be decrease sitting time at the workplace Active Workplace

Behavioral: Active workplace

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will be asked to engage in three 10 min walking bouts each work day

Interventions

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.

Sit-to-Stand workstation; Treadmill workstation

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northeastern University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Arguello D, Cloutier G, Thorndike AN, Castaneda Sceppa C, Griffith J, John D. Impact of Sit-to-Stand and Treadmill Desks on Patterns of Daily Waking Physical Behaviors Among Overweight and Obese Seated Office Workers: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2023 May 16;25:e43018. doi: 10.2196/43018.

  PMID: 37191995 DERIVED

• Arguello D, Thorndike AN, Cloutier G, Morton A, Castaneda-Sceppa C, John D. Effects of an "Active-Workstation" Cluster RCT on Daily Waking Physical Behaviors. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Jul 1;53(7):1434-1445. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002594.

  PMID: 33449603 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Dinesh John, PhD

  Northeastern University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 20, 2015
• First Posted: March 3, 2015
• Study Start: April 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2017
• Study Completion: February 1, 2017
• Last Updated: March 29, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03

Locations

US (1)