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Sit to Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees

Sponsor
Allina Health System (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT02206113
Collaborator
(none)
39
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
6
Duration (Months)
6.5
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

A 16 week pilot study for Allina call center employees to look at the psychological outcomes and biological markers after an intervention of using a standing work station. There were two groups: group 1 received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for all 16 weeks, group 2 was a wait-list control group and received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for the second 8 weeks. Psychological outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16. Biological markers were measured at weeks 0, 8, and 16.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Standing workstation
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
39 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Official Title:
A Sit-to-Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees: A Pilot Study
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Standing workstation - 16 weeks

This arm, Standing workstation - 16 weeks, received the intervention of a standing workstation for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks, the participants were instructed how long to stand per hour for an 8 hour shift. The second 8 weeks their use was monitored for sustainability.

Behavioral: Standing workstation
Other Names:
  • Ergotron Workfit-S

    		•
    Active Comparator: Standing workstation - second 8 weeks

    This arm, Standing workstation - second 8 weeks, received the intervention of a standing workstation for 8 weeks of the study. For the first 8 weeks, the worked at their normal desks without an intervention. The second 8 weeks they received a standing workstation and their use was monitored.

    Behavioral: Standing workstation
    Other Names:
  • Ergotron Workfit-S

    		•

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Change in self-reported quality of life [Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16]

      Change in quality of life will be measured through the administration of the PROMIS-29 questionnaire.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Change in waist circumference [Baseline, Week 8, Week 16]

      Waist circumference measured in inches

    2. Change in number of minutes stood per day [Baseline, week 8, week 16]

      Participants recorded their number of minutes stood at work daily from baseline through week 16.

    3. Change in self-reported stress [Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16]

      Change in stress will be measured through the administration of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).

    4. Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices [Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16]

      Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices will be measured through the administration of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (HPLP-II).

    5. Change in workplace productivity [Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16]

      Change in workplace productivity will be measured through the administration of Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire.

    6. Change in self-reported physical activity levels [Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16]

      Change in self-reported physical activity levels will be measured through the administration of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

    7. Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) [Baseline, Week 8, Week 16]

      Change in an individual's BMI after being weighed at baseline, week 8, and week 16.

    8. Change in body fat percentage [Baseline, week 8, week 16]

      Change in body fat percentage as measured by a BodPod® Assessment.

    9. Change in resting heart rate [Baseline, week 8, week 16]

      Change in resting heart rate from baseline to week 16.

    10. Change in blood pressure (systolic and diastolic) [Baseline, week 8, week 16]

      Change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline to week 16.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 65 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Allina Health Call Center Employee (75% or higher employee status)

    • Aged 18 to 65 years

    • Provide written informed consent

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Unable to stand for 20 minutes continuously unaided

    • Home based employees

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Allina Health Minneapolis Minnesota United States 55407

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Allina Health System

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Allina Health

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Allina Health System
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02206113
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 3989-1
    First Posted:
    Aug 1, 2014
    Last Update Posted:
    Jan 28, 2015
    Last Verified:
    Jan 1, 2015
    Keywords provided by Allina Health System
    Standing workstation

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jan 28, 2015