Effectivness of Active Office Intervention

Sedentary Lifestyle Clinical Trial

— ActiveOffice  

Official title:

The Effectivness of Multi-modal Intervention for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in Office Workers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03649893
• Other study ID #: Active Office
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 5, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: University of Primorska
• Contact: Nejc Sarabon, Phd
• Phone: +386 5 662 64 66
• Email: nejc.sarabon[@]fvz.upr.si
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Active Office study is focusing on interventions with potential to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity in office workers. The participants will be devided in two groups, the experimental and the control group. The participants in the experimental group will use active office (sit-to-stand desk, bike desk, seddle chair and active breaks) for one week, whereas the control group will remain in the conventional sitting-desk office. All the participants will wear ActivePal for 5 consecutive day and complete the measurements (heart rate, blood pressure). The goal of the study is to evaluate the effects of active office on sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in office workers.

Description:

Sedentary behavior is racognised as an independent risk factor for the development of non-communicable diseases. It is estimated that office workers spent up to 80 % of their working time sedentary and do not compensate by sitting less in their leisure time. Therefore, interventions with potential to reduce sedentary behavior and increase phyical activity levels are of increasing interest. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of active office, including sit-to-stand desk, bike desk, seddle chair, and active breaks, on sedentary behavior, physical activity levels, and cardio-vascular parameters. The study design will be randomised control trial with one experimental and one control group. The participants in the experimental group will use active office for one week whereas the control group will use the conventional office. All the participants will wear ActivePal for 5 consecutive day and complete the measurements (heart rate, blood pressure). The participants will also complete quastionaires about the sedentary behavior and physical activity levels (Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire). Moreover, at the baseline and on the last day of measurements the investigators will measure the work environment factors (light, noise, air flow, temperature). The goal of the study is to evaluate the effects of active office on sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in office workers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• office workers spending at least 70 % of their working time sedentary

• aged between 18 and 65

Exclusion Criteria:

• body mass index > 30kg/m2

• pain presence in any musculokeletal part > 3 on 10-level scale

• presence of any non-communicable chronical diseases

• pregnancy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sedentary Lifestyle

Intervention

Device:
• Active Office
Active Office intervention includes sit-to-stand desk, bike desk, seddle chair, and active breaks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Slovenia	InnoRenew	Izola

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Primorska	Innorenew CoE

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Slovenia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Weekly physical activity levels	Weekly physical activity levels will be measured with ActivePal sensors.	5 days
Primary	Weekly sitting time	Weekly sitting time will be measured with ActivePal sensors.	5 days
Secondary	Heart rate	Heart rate will be measured with Polar Heart Rate Monitor.	5 days
Secondary	Blood Pressure	Blood pressure will be measured with electronic blood pressure monitor.	Baseline and after 5 days
Secondary	Global Physical Activity Questionnaire	Global Physical Activity Questionnaire is used to subjectively assess physical activity levels.	Baseline and after 5 days
Secondary	Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire	Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire is used to subjectively assess sedentary behavior.	Baseline and after 5 days