The Effect of Flooring on Office Workers' Health and Behaviors
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- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT04130932
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Brief Summary
Researchers are trying to better understand how offices and workspaces influence people's performance, behavior and health during the course of weeks and over long periods of time.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Must be adults between the ages of 18 and 60
- Ability to relocate to the Well Living Lab for 9 consecutive weeks
- Full-time Mayo Clinic employees (35+ hours per week)
- Report working a sedentary job (e.g., sit for >= 50% of their work time).
- Have a working mobile phone that can receive text messages
- Must be present for 80% of the study (minimum of 4 days per week)
Exclusion Criteria
- Individuals who are shift-workers
- Individuals diagnosed with vascular diseases (i.e., Raynaud's disease, peripheral artery disease, etc.)
- Individuals with diagnosed neurological and psychiatric disorders that may have physical limitations
- Drug (illegal or prescription narcotic), nicotine, or alcohol dependency
- Women who are lactating, pregnant or intend to become pregnant during the duration of the study
- Individuals who are taking medications (either prescribed or over-the-counter) which may affect comfort levels (e.g., opiate based medications)
- Working in occupation requiring standing/stepping >50% of work time
- Report < 1 year at current job
- Hospitalization from either a physical or mental disorder in the past six months
- History of cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, neurological, or orthopedic limitations that would prohibit occupational physical activity (e.g., standing, stepping, etc.)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sickness, absence, presenteeism 9 weeks Work Limitations Questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States