NCT02609282

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate whether hourly prompts, delivered by Microsoft Office onto the PC's of office workers, is effective at reducing unhealthy patterns of sedentary behaviour .

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
21

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2015

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2015

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 10, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2015

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 20, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

November 20, 2015

Status Verified

November 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

September 10, 2015

Last Update Submit

November 17, 2015

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle

Keywords

Sedentary behavioursittingworkplaceprompts

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • total time spent sitting at work

    total time spent sitting at work will be objectively measured using a tri-axial accelerometer

    12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • time spent sitting in prolonged sedentary bouts at work

    12 weeks

  • number of sitting events at work

    12 weeks

  • number of prolonged sitting events at work

    12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Prompt group

EXPERIMENTAL

Following an education session on the health benefits of breaking prolonged sitting, the prompt group will receive hourly prompts on their PC to stand. The prompts will be delivered by Microsoft Outlook and will run for a period of 10 weeks. The messages will be short in length, varied and centre around the key message of breaking prolonged sitting by standing.

Behavioral: Hourly prompts to stand delivered by Microsoft Outlook

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive the same education session as the prompt group, but will receive no prompts on their PC.

Interventions

Hourly prompts to stand delivered by Microsoft OutlookBEHAVIORAL
Prompt group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adults over the age of 18 that are currently employed in an office and whose role is primarily desk-based. Must have regular access to Microsoft Outlook on a daily basis

You may not qualify if:

  • Those with a pre-existing health condition requiring workplace and/or work practice adjustments (unable to stand on a regular basis) or those who currently have a standing workstation.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, G4 0BA, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (7)

  • Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2010. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK305057/

    PMID: 26180873BACKGROUND

  • Healy GN, Matthews CE, Dunstan DW, Winkler EA, Owen N. Sedentary time and cardio-metabolic biomarkers in US adults: NHANES 2003-06. Eur Heart J. 2011 Mar;32(5):590-7. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq451. Epub 2011 Jan 11.

    PMID: 21224291BACKGROUND

  • Ryan, C. G. et. al. (2011) 'Sitting patterns at work: objective measurement of adherence to current recommendations', Ergonomics, 54 (6), pp.531-538.

    BACKGROUND

  • Evans RE, Fawole HO, Sheriff SA, Dall PM, Grant PM, Ryan CG. Point-of-choice prompts to reduce sitting time at work: a randomized trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;43(3):293-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.05.010.

    PMID: 22898122BACKGROUND

  • Pedersen SJ, Cooley PD, Mainsbridge C. An e-health intervention designed to increase workday energy expenditure by reducing prolonged occupational sitting habits. Work. 2014;49(2):289-95. doi: 10.3233/WOR-131644.

    PMID: 23787256BACKGROUND

  • Grant PM, Ryan CG, Tigbe WW, Granat MH. The validation of a novel activity monitor in the measurement of posture and motion during everyday activities. Br J Sports Med. 2006 Dec;40(12):992-7. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.030262. Epub 2006 Sep 15.

    PMID: 16980531BACKGROUND

  • O'Dolan C, Grant M, Lawrence M, Dall P. A randomised feasibility study to investigate the impact of education and the addition of prompts on the sedentary behaviour of office workers. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018 Jan 15;4:33. doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0226-8. eCollection 2018.

    PMID: 29372071DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Philippa Dall, PhD

    Senior Research Fellow

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 10, 2015

First Posted

November 20, 2015

Study Start

February 1, 2015

Primary Completion

September 1, 2015

Study Completion

November 1, 2015

Last Updated

November 20, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-11

Locations

GB(1)