Take A Stand for Workplace Health: A Sit-stand Workstation Project Evaluation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Activity

• Registration Number: NCT02172599
• Lead Sponsor: Brunel University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of sit-stand workstations to total daily physical activity in a multi-component office-based 12 month intervention.

Detailed Description

This study adopts a randomised control trial design and is mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative). The outcome data from the trial is quantitative. Alongside this a qualitative process evaluation will be conducted to inform the intervention, explain trial results and understand the intervention implementation and context (Cathain et al. 2014). Two worksites will participate in this study, in line with COCHRANE recommendations for randomised control trials.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-22
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-24
• Primary Completion: 2016-02
• Study Completion: 2016-02
• Status Verified: 2018-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be a full-time employee on a fixed term contract for at least 18 months at one of the two worksites involved in the study (Macmillan Cancer Support, Public Health England)
• Must engage in primarily desk-based work
• Must have their own desk (i.e. does not hot desk) Must be primarily office based (i.e. not working from home)
• Must have no plans to leave the organisation for an extended period (e.g. holiday > 4 weeks or secondment) or finitely before the anticipated study end date (January 2016)

Exclusion Criteria

• Have engaged in standing-based desk work in the month prior to the start of the study
• Have been advised against standing by a health professional; or be unable to stand
• Work for the Macmillan Support Line

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical Activity	Measured 5 times over 13 months, for seven days each time. Time points = baseline, 1-2weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months	ActivPAL: Sitting and standing will be measured objectively using the ActivPAL device. The ActivPAL provides reliable measures of total sitting time and standing time, and number of sit-to-stand transitions per hour (Lyden et al. 2012).; ActiGraph (GT3X+): Physical activity intensity and duration will be measured objectively using the ActiGraph activity monitor.The GT3X reliably classifies physical activity intensity in free-living environments (Ozemek et al. 2014).; Activity diaries: These dairies will be used to assess the type and context of physical activity behaviour. A text reminder will be sent to all participants once daily for the duration of the data collection period. Text message models have shown some success in increasing compliance to research (Armstrong et al. 2009).

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Public Health England, SKipton House; 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Macmillan Cancer Support UK Office; 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom