Increasing Workplace Physical Activity in Sedentary Office Workers

University of Minnesota3 sites in 1 country260 target enrollmentFebruary 2013

ConditionsSit-Stand Workstations

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Sit-Stand Workstations
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Enrollment: 260
Locations: 3
Primary Endpoint: Total physical activity
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to implement and evaluate a randomized controlled trial in sitting office workers to reduce sitting time through the use of motorized and non-motorized sit/stand workstations as well as a walking intervention.

Hypotheses:

Compared to the control group, total physical activity will be higher in the standing and walking intervention groups.
The combined standing and walking group will have higher total physical activity than the other three groups.
Compared to the control group, the fitness and health outcomes will be improved for the standing and walking groups.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 2013

End Date

March 2014

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Minnesota

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Sedentary adults who use a single computer workstation for the majority of their workday
•Work full time (at least 35 hours per week)
•Must have ability to safely begin a standing and/or walking protocol with no adverse side effects