Point-of-Choice Prompts to Reduce Prolonged Sitting Time at Work: A Randomised Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Adult Office Workers
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- duration of prolonged sitting
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an on-screen prompt put on the work computer every 30 minutes is effective in getting office workers to reduce prolonged periods of sitting at work.
Detailed Description
Prolonged bouts of uninterrupted time spent sitting is associated with indicators of poor health, independent of how physically active a person is. Many occupations are now sedentary, and are characterised by long periods spent sitting at a desk. Brief education on the benefits of standing regularly and breaking up prolonged sitting will be provided to participants, working at a Scottish University. One intervention group will additionally have software installed on their work computer which placed a prompt window in the centre of their screen for 1 minute every 30 minutes. The prompt will remind participants to stand-up and take a break, and the window cannot be removed or minimised.
Investigators
Philippa Dall, PhD
Research Fellow
Glasgow Caledonian University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Employee of Glasgow Caledonian University
- •Aged between 18 and 65 years
- •Self-reported desk-based occupation
- •Informed written consent provided
- •Ability to stand unassisted
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any musculoskeletal condition which limits ability to stand regularly
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
duration of prolonged sitting
Time Frame: 5 days
total time spent sitting in continuous uninterrupted prolonged (\>30minutes) sitting events at work
Secondary Outcomes
- total sitting duration(5 days)
- number of sitting events(5 days)
- step count(5 days)
- break duration(5 days)
- walking time(5 days)
- standing time(5 days)
- number of prolonged sitting events(5 days)