Penn State Hershey Sitting and Health Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided

• Registration Number: NCT03274635
• Lead Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to: (a) evaluate if a desk-based elliptical device can help employees to increase their daily physical activity without compromising work productivity; and (b) evaluate the effects of different types of incentives for pedaling the desk-based elliptical device on employees' pedaling quantity over a one-month intervention period. The study will involve placing a compact elliptical device (provided at no cost by the research team) under employees' desk at Penn State Hershey Medical Center/College of Medicine. Data evaluating the effects of the elliptical device on work productivity will be obtained from both employees and the employees' supervisors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-05
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-07
• Study Start: 2017-10-16
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-12
• Study Completion: 2020-03-11
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Full time employee, employed at least 35 hours per week at Penn State Hershey
• Able to provide documented approval from supervisor to participate
• Age 18-70 years
• Overweight or obese (BMI between 25-55)
• Sit at desk at least 5 hours per day
• Have regular working hours between 6 am and 6 pm on weekdays
• Ability to understand written and spoken English
• Own a smartphone (Android or iPhone) with Internet access
• Willing to download cycling app on smartphone during one month study period

Exclusion Criteria

• Not present in Penn State Hershey office during study period due to personal circumstances such as travel/extended vacation or leave, relocation, or health-related circumstances
• Advised to only do physical activity recommended by a physician
• Chest pain during physical activity or during prior month
• Currently has a desk-based pedaling device or treadmill workstation already installed at desk

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Usual Delayed Compensation, Money	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Will receive delayed monetary compensation with Amazon gift card, non performance-contingent.
Individual Immediate Contingent Reward, Food	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Will receive daily performance-contingent food-based gift card.
Usual Delayed Compensation, Food	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Will receive delayed compensation with food-based gift card, non performance-contingent.
Joint Immediate Contingent Reward, Money	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Will receive daily performance-contingent monetary compensation with Amazon gift card, with additional compensation contingent on pedaling activity of co-worker participant.
Joint Immediate Contingent Reward, Food	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Will receive daily performance-contingent monetary compensation with food gift card, with additional compensation contingent on pedaling activity of co-worker participant.
Individual Immediate Contingent Reward, Money	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Will receive daily performance-contingent monetary compensation with Amazon gift card.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Elliptical Device Pedaling Quantity	1 month (4 weeks) during pedaling program	Objectively-measured pedaling quantity from elliptical device
Change in Worker Productivity	Baseline (1 month period prior to program start) and post-program (immediately after program ends)	Self-report assessments of worker productivity. The assessments will ask about work productivity in the prior 4-week period.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General (non-desk pedaling) physical activity	Baseline (1 month period prior to program start) and post-program (immediately after program ends)	Self-reported physical activity
User satisfaction, process evaluations	Post-program (immediately after program ends)	Satisfaction with intervention condition

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Penn State Hershey Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States