Evaluation of the Dynamic Work Intervention for Office Workers to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Lifestyle-related Condition
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
- Enrollment
- 244
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Sitting time
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Long-term sitting has been associated with multiple health risks. To reduce sitting time for office workers in a Dutch insurance company, an intervention will be implemented. The goal of this study is to evaluate this intervention on the short term (3 months) and long-term (12 months).
Detailed Description
Large volumes of sitting time have been associated with multiple health risks such as diabetes, heart disease and premature death. Especially, in office workers sitting time per day can accumulate to over 10 hours a day. To reduce sitting time for office workers in a Dutch insurance company, an intervention will be implemented. The intervention contains the introduction of alternative workstations, intervention sessions with an occupational physiotherapist and an activity tracker with a self-help program booklet. The goal of this study is to evaluate the (cost) effectiveness of this intervention on the short term (3 months) and long-term (12 months). The primary outcome is objectively assessed sitting time. In a cluster randomized controlled trial 250 employees of an insurance company will participate in the study. After baseline measurements, matched departments will be randomly assigned to the control or intervention group. The evaluation includes an economic and process evaluation.
Investigators
H. P. Van der Ploeg
Associate Professor
Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Employed by the insurance company for at least the duration of the study (12 months)
- •Employed at least 28 hours per week
- •Employed at one of the participating departments
Exclusion Criteria
- •Already access to the Dynamic Working Intervention
- •Unable to stand or walk for longer time periods (i.e. wheelchair bound)
- •Pregnancy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Sitting time
Time Frame: Change in sitting time between baseline and 12 month follow up assessment
Total sitting time will be measured objectively with the activPAL activity tracker
Secondary Outcomes
- Occupational sitting time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Non-occupational sitting time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Occupational stepping time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Non-occupational stepping time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Sitting time in bouts of 30 min(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Need for recovery(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Sitting, physical activity and work related outcomes(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Process evaluation(Assessed at 3 months and 12 months)
- Quality of life measured with EQ-5D-5L(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Occupational sitting time in bouts of 30 min(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Total standing time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Total stepping time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Non-occupational sitting time in bouts of 30 min(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Musculoskeletal complaints(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Sitting time in bouts of 60 min(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Occupational standing time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Non-occupational standing time(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Occupational sitting time in bouts of 60 min(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Waist circumference and body height(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Individual Work Performance(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Effort-reward imbalance(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Non-occupational sitting time in bouts of 60 min(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Body weight(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Vitality(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Absenteeism(Assessed at baseline 3 months and 12 months)
- Healthcare consumption(Assessed at 3 months and 12 months)