How Does Implementing a GetUp Assist Device in Addition to a Daily Low-intensity Functional or Traditional Training Program Affect Norwegian Female Office Workers' Physical Health After 12 Weeks?

NCT06463041 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 438957
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 58
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to quantify the effect of daily transition routines between sitting and standing behaviour with an additional daily low-intensity traditional or functional training program on the physical health of sedentary Norwegian female workers after 12 weeks of implementation into their working environment.

Conditions

Neck, Shoulder and Arm Syndrome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Norwegian Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

  Measure (i) physical function, (ii) Energy/fatigue, (iii) pain, and (iv) general health

  3 months

• Neck and shoulder trouble questionnaire from the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire

  Measure neck-shoulder discomfort

  3 months

• Numeric rating scale

  Measure neck-shoulder discomfort from 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable

  3 months

• Y-balance test

  Quantify dynamic postural control

  3 months

• The Danish step test

  Estimating cardiorespiratory fitness

  3 months

• Chair-sit-and-reach test

  Measuring hamstrings flexibility

  3 months

• Back scratch test

  Measuring upper-body/ shoulder flexibility

  3 months

• CS-30 test

  Measuring lower-body strength

  3 months

• Hand Grip Strength test

  Measuring hand Grip Strength

  3 months

Study Arms (3)

Functional training group

EXPERIMENTAL

Functional training group that will perform a short, low-intensity, 10-minute hole-body exercise program per day before the lunch break, in addition to following the getup assistance during the working day.

Other: Experimental, comparator and control

Traditional training group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Traditional training group that will perform a short, low-intensity, 10-minute hole-body exercise program per day before the lunch break, in addition to following the getup assistance during the working day.

Other: Experimental, comparator and control

Negative control

NO INTERVENTION

Control group. A group that is not treated.

Interventions

Experimental, comparator and control OTHER

How does implementing a GetUp Assist device in addition to a daily low-intensity functional or traditional training program affect Norwegian female office workers' physical health after 12 weeks?

Functional training group; Traditional training group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 55 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Females are included in this study due to the approximately twice-high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
• No experience with office fit training or participation in an ongoing similar training intervention is allowed.
• Working more than 6 hours a day at a computer workstation
• Physical inactivity (less than two sessions or bouts of exercise totalling 30 minutes/week).
• Musculoskeletal complaints are accepted as long as the pain is not a restricting factor. when performing the testing and training intervention exercises.

You may not qualify if:

• Participants not able to perform the testing battery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aalborg University: lead
• The Research Council of Norway: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

SSA Steinkjer

Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, 7711, Norway

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.D.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2024
• First Posted: June 17, 2024
• Study Start: September 2, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 22, 2024
• Study Completion: December 22, 2024
• Last Updated: February 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations

NO (1)