Stand Up for Your Health: The Up Project

NCT05844267 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BIOPUCV-HB 580-2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In today's modern workplace, desk-based work is prevalent, leading to prolonged periods of sitting and limited physical activity among workers. This sedentary behavior can have detrimental effects on the physical and mental health of employees. Besides, this behavior contributes to the rising incidence of metabolic and general health problems in workers, even independently of their physical activity levels, leading to reduced productivity for the company and an increased economic burden on public health. The Up Project is a Quasi-experimental controlled trial designed to assess the efficacy of two interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in the workplace. The study involves three groups: a) a control group, b) a group with booster breaks (led by professionals), and c) a group with unled computer prompts. The primary outcomes being measured are cardiometabolic risk and stress perception, while secondary outcomes include physical activity, sedentary behavior, and occupational pain. This study is expected to contribute to the research gap in this area by providing valuable insights into the efficacy of interventions aimed at reducing sedentary behavior and its impact on health in the workplace.

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Keywords

Sedentary time; Metabolic Health; Physical Activity; Body composition; Accelerometry

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Cardiometabolic Risk

  Measurements related to cardiometabolic risk will be obtained through various methods, including DXA scans (General Electrics, model Lunar, series 212069) to determine body composition such as fat mass, fat-free mass, and bone mass. Weight will be measured in kilograms using a digital balance (OMRON HN-289-LA), height will be taken in centimeters with a portable stadiometer (SECA, model 213, GmbH). Additionally, weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2. Waist circumference will be measured in centimeters using a Lufkin metallic tape measure (W606PM), while blood pressure will be measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) using a digital monitor (model HEM-7120, OMRON) and heart rate will be measured in beats per minute using a pulse oximeter model Prince-100B5 (Heal Force).

  up to six months

• Stress Perception

  To measure stress perception, we will use the Perceived Stress Scale Questionnaire (PSS-14), which was validated by Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein in 1983 and adapted for Chile by Erik Marín (Marín et al., 2004). The questionnaire assesses the individual's perception of various situations that may be influenced by their level of stress. The PSS-14 questions refer to the last month and are rated on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (very often) in which a higher score indicates a higher level of perceived stress.

  up to six months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Occupational pain

  up to six months

• Physical Activity and Sedentary Time

  up to six months

Study Arms (3)

Booster Breaks group (led breaks)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will engage in active breaks led by a professional, where they will perform various exercises based on the guidelines provided by the Chilean safety association (ACHS). These breaks will have an average duration of 14-16 minutes per day and will take place from Monday to Friday for a period of 12 weeks.

Behavioral: Experimental led booster breaks

Computer Prompts group (unled breaks)

EXPERIMENTAL

Active breaks will be guided by an application called "Ponte de Pie por tu Salud," designed by the Chilean Ministry of Health which will be installed on the participants' computers. The application will be configured to generate breaks every hour for a duration of 2 minutes for 8 hours, ensuring that an average of 14-16 minutes of active breaks are accumulated throughout the day.

Behavioral: Experimental unled computer-prompts

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The group will participate in evaluations pre-post but not interventions. We will recommend continuing with their usual routine.

Interventions

Experimental led booster breaks BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group will receive interventions in the form of active breaks, administered by professionals in the relevant field, such as Physical Education teachers, for a period of 12 weeks. The active breaks will comprise exercises of light-to-moderate intensity, based on the guidelines provided by the Chilean safety association (ACHS), with an average duration of 14-16 minutes per day from Monday to Friday. The exercise types and progression will be elaborated in our protocol and published as supplementary material.

Booster Breaks group (led breaks)

Experimental unled computer-prompts BEHAVIORAL

Participants in this group will receive interventions in the form of active breaks, facilitated through an application called "Ponte de pie por tu salud," proposed by the Chilean Ministry of Health. This off-line application will be configured to generate breaks every hour, lasting for 2 minutes per break, over the course of 8 hours. This ensures that an average of 14-16 minutes of active breaks are accumulated throughout the day. Our research team will install the application on the participants' work computers and collect data from these computers weekly. At the end of the intervention period, the application will be uninstalled if necessary.

Computer Prompts group (unled breaks)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Office workers who are physically and mentally healthy and work for 44 hours a week.

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals with physical limitations for physical exercise or undergoing weight loss treatment, pregnant women, or pacemaker users will be excluded.
• Participants who have another full-time job or part-time work in another job will also be excluded.
• Data from participants with a participation frequency of less than 70% in the physical activity sessions will not be considered.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso: lead

Study Sites (1)

School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Carlos Cristi-Montero, Ph.D.

  Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso, Valparaiso,Chile

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2023
• First Posted: May 6, 2023
• Study Start: March 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2023
• Study Completion: September 30, 2023
• Last Updated: January 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-12

Locations

CL (1)