How Does Implementing a GetUp Assist Device in Addition to a Daily Low-intensity Functional or Traditional Training Program Affect Norwegian Female Office Workers' Physical Health After 12 Weeks?

Neck, Shoulder and Arm Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title:

12 Weeks Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Standing Transition Behaviour With Additional Traditional or Functional Training on Physical Health in Female Office Workers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06463041
• Other study ID #: 438957
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2, 2024
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: Aalborg University
• Contact: Lasse ET Lasse, Ph.d
• Phone: 004746343144
• Email: letl[@]hst.aau.dk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to quantify the effect of daily transition routines between sitting and standing behaviour with an additional daily low-intensity traditional or functional training program on the physical health of sedentary Norwegian female workers after 12 weeks of implementation into their working environment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 22, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 25 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Females are included in this study due to the approximately twice-high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

• No experience with office fit training or participation in an ongoing similar training intervention is allowed.

• Working more than 6 hours a day at a computer workstation

• Physical inactivity (less than two sessions or bouts of exercise totalling 30 minutes/week).

• Musculoskeletal complaints are accepted as long as the pain is not a restricting factor. when performing the testing and training intervention exercises.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants not able to perform the testing battery.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck, Shoulder and Arm Syndrome

Intervention

Other:
• Experimental, comparator and control
How does implementing a GetUp Assist device in addition to a daily low-intensity functional or traditional training program affect Norwegian female office workers' physical health after 12 weeks?

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	SSA Steinkjer	Steinkjer	Nord-Trøndelag

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aalborg University	The Research Council of Norway

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Norwegian Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)	Measure (i) physical function, (ii) Energy/fatigue, (iii) pain, and (iv) general health	3 months
Primary	Neck and shoulder trouble questionnaire from the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire	Measure neck-shoulder discomfort	3 months
Primary	Numeric rating scale	Measure neck-shoulder discomfort from 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable	3 months
Primary	Y-balance test	Quantify dynamic postural control	3 months
Primary	The Danish step test	Estimating cardiorespiratory fitness	3 months
Primary	Chair-sit-and-reach test	Measuring hamstrings flexibility	3 months
Primary	Back scratch test	Measuring upper-body/ shoulder flexibility	3 months
Primary	CS-30 test	Measuring lower-body strength	3 months
Primary	Hand Grip Strength test	Measuring hand Grip Strength	3 months