Access to a Sit-stand Computer Workstation and Back Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Interventions: Other: Sit-stand computer workstation

• Registration Number: NCT02146482
• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the changes in back pain from access to a sit-stand workstation. Other muscle and joint pain and/or discomfort will also be evaluated. We hypothesize that access to a sit-stand workstation will allow one to experience postural variation and reduce back pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2014-05-23
• Results First Submitted: 2015-05-18
• Results First Submitted QC: 2015-06-02
• Results First Posted: 2015-06-19
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 57

Inclusion Criteria

• Back pain lasting ≥3 months and reported at a minimum of 4 out of 10 on the pain scale.
• Sits >6 hours out of an 8-hour work day for work purposes
• Able and willing to fill out a daily survey for the first week prior to randomization
• Participants must be >18 years of age. There are no gender/race-ethnic restrictions.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to stand for at least 10 minutes.
• Currently using a sit-stand desk

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sit-stand computer workstation	Sit-stand computer workstation	Given a sit-stand computer workstation to use at their place of work

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Back Pain	Baseline (Week 1) and Follow-Up (Week 18)	The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire is designed to assess self-rated physical disability caused by low back pain. The patient is asked to agree or disagree with 24 different statements related to their back pain. The end score is the sum of the agreed statements. The score ranges from 0 (no disability) to 24 (maximum disability).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Pain in Other Body Parts	At the conclusion of each work day for 12 weeks and 8 weeks later	The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) allows patients to rate the severity of their pain and the degree to which their pain interferes with common dimensions of feeling and function. This data was not analyzed due to the focus of the project on lower back pain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Stanford University; 🇺🇸 Stanford, California, United States