Penn State Hershey Sitting and Health Study

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Desk-Compatible Elliptical Device: Feasibility Evaluation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03274635
• Other study ID #: 1R21HL118453
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 16, 2017
• Est. completion date: March 11, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to: (a) evaluate if a desk-based elliptical device can help employees to increase their daily physical activity without compromising work productivity; and (b) evaluate the effects of different types of incentives for pedaling the desk-based elliptical device on employees' pedaling quantity over a one-month intervention period. The study will involve placing a compact elliptical device (provided at no cost by the research team) under employees' desk at Penn State Hershey Medical Center/College of Medicine. Data evaluating the effects of the elliptical device on work productivity will be obtained from both employees and the employees' supervisors.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: March 11, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: June 12, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Full time employee, employed at least 35 hours per week at Penn State Hershey
• Able to provide documented approval from supervisor to participate
• Age 18-70 years
• Overweight or obese (BMI between 25-55)
• Sit at desk at least 5 hours per day
• Have regular working hours between 6 am and 6 pm on weekdays
• Ability to understand written and spoken English
• Own a smartphone (Android or iPhone) with Internet access
• Willing to download cycling app on smartphone during one month study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not present in Penn State Hershey office during study period due to personal circumstances such as travel/extended vacation or leave, relocation, or health-related circumstances
• Advised to only do physical activity recommended by a physician
• Chest pain during physical activity or during prior month
• Currently has a desk-based pedaling device or treadmill workstation already installed at desk

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided
Varying types of incentives, equivalent in monetary value, will be randomly assigned across the 6 arms to promote regular desk-based pedaling. A free desk-based pedaling device will be provided. Effects on amount of desk-based pedaling and work productivity will be evaluated.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Penn State Hershey Medical Center	Hershey	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Worker Productivity	Self-report assessments of worker productivity. The assessments will ask about work productivity in the prior 4-week period.	Baseline (1 month period prior to program start) and post-program (immediately after program ends)
Primary	Elliptical Device Pedaling Quantity	Objectively-measured pedaling quantity from elliptical device	1 month (4 weeks) during pedaling program
Secondary	User satisfaction, process evaluations	Satisfaction with intervention condition	Post-program (immediately after program ends)
Secondary	General (non-desk pedaling) physical activity	Self-reported physical activity	Baseline (1 month period prior to program start) and post-program (immediately after program ends)