Stand Up Kansas: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in the Home Work Environment

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Stand Up Kansas: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in the Workplace

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04641689
• Other study ID #: IRB8886
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 21, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 2021

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: Kansas State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project will examine the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in Kansas State University employees who are primarily working from home. We will recruit 100 employees to participate. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four conditions: desk only, program only, desk + program, or waitlist control. The program will consist of strategies to reduce sitting and increase physical activity in the home environment. We will assess whether the intervention successfully elicits reductions in sitting among employees, as well as changes in cardiometabolic and work-related outcomes.

Description:

For this project we will conduct a 12-week intervention that incorporates multiple strategies to reduce sedentary behavior among university employees who are primarily working from home. Participants will be recruited via campus networks.

Participants will attend an initial testing visit, during which anthropometric and health outcome data (blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol) will be collected. Following the testing visit, all participants will complete an activity log for the next 5 work days, and a subsample will wear an activPAL 4 device for 7 days. All participants will complete a series of questionnaires (measuring physical activity, fatigue, stress, productivity, mood, and diet) online.

After all baseline data have been collected, participants will be randomized to one of four conditions: desk only, program only, desk + program, or waitlist control. Those in the desk only and desk+program conditions will receive a height-adjustable desk. They will be asked to set up the desk at their home workstation and send a photo of the setup to our research team within one week. Those in the program only and control conditions will receive their height-adjustable desks after completing the post-intervention assessments. Participants assigned to the program only and desk+program conditions will have access to a website that includes a variety of resources for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity in the home environment. The intervention program will be based on social cognitive theory and will be designed to promote self-efficacy, self-regulation, positive outcome expectations, and social and environmental support. Participants will complete weekly modules that include activities such as goal setting and self-monitoring, action and coping planning, group discussions, etc. The program will also provide suggestions for changes to the home work environment, access to virtual stretching and strengthening videos, examples of technology to prompt breaks, etc. Participants will also receive 2 small group coaching calls via Zoom (at 3 and 8 weeks) to assist them in setting goals for reducing sedentary behavior and overcoming barriers. Participants in the desk only and waitlist control groups will receive access to the program after completing the post-intervention assessments.

All measures will be repeated following the 12-week intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: July 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Full-time employee (works >30 hours per week)

• Sedentary job (>75% of workday seated)

• Working primarily at home (>80% of typical week)

• Able to safely engage in light intensity physical activity

• No ambulatory limitations

Exclusion Criteria:

• Working <30 hours per week

• Standing or physically active >25% of typical workday

• Working on campus >20% of a typical week OR planning to resume work on campus in the next 3 months

• Uncontrolled stage 2 (severe) hypertension without a medical release signed by a physician

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavior, Health
• Cholesterolemia
• Fatigue
• Glucose, High Blood
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypertension
• Mood
• Obesity
• Sedentary Behavior
• Stress

Intervention

Device:
• Desk Only
Provision of height-adjustable desk

Behavioral:
• Program Only
Online modules will promote goal setting, self-monitoring, habit formation, social support, barrier identification, and environmental modifications

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Kansas State University	Manhattan	Kansas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kansas State University	University of Kansas Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in sedentary behavior during the workday	Measured via 5-day activity log	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in physical activity	International Physical Activity Questionnaire (long form)	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Changes in sitting, standing and stepping	activPAL (subsample)	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in productivity	Health and Work Questionnaire	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in stress	Perceived Stress Scale (4-item)	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in fatigue	Fatigue Symptom Inventory	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in mood	Positive and Negative Affect Schedule	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in diet	Rapid Eating Assessment for Participants - Shortened Version	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in blood pressure	Measured using automatic blood pressure cuff	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in fasting blood glucose	Blood sample obtained via finger stick	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in cholesterol	Total, HDL, and LDL; Blood sample obtained via finger stick	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in triglycerides	Blood sample obtained via finger stick	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in waist circumference	Measured to the nearest 0.5 cm	Baseline and 12 weeks
Secondary	Change in weight	Measured in kg	Baseline and 12 weeks