Take A Stand for Workplace Health: A Sit-stand Workstation Project Evaluation

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02172599
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: June 24, 2014
• Last Update Posted: January 18, 2018
• Sponsor: Brunel University
• Collaborators: Macmillan Canceer Support; Ergotron; Public Health England
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Jennifer Hall, Brunel University

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of sit-stand workstations to total daily physical activity in a multi-component office-based 12 month intervention.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Physical Activity	Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provision	Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

This study adopts a randomised control trial design and is mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative). The outcome data from the trial is quantitative. Alongside this a qualitative process evaluation will be conducted to inform the intervention, explain trial results and understand the intervention implementation and context (Cathain et al. 2014). Two worksites will participate in this study, in line with COCHRANE recommendations for randomised control trials.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 30 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Official Title: The Influence of Sit-stand Workstations Upon Total Physical Activity: a 12 Month Randomised Controlled Trial
• Actual Study Start Date: May 2014
• Actual Primary Completion Date: February 2016
• Actual Study Completion Date: February 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: multi-component intervention; Sit-stand workstation provision The multi-component intervention will align with the World Health Authority's promotion of a healthy workplace model, which emphasises that best-practice workplace health interventions should involve an integrated approach involving organisation and individual level approaches to behaviour change (WHO, 2010). Thus, participants will receive a sit-stand workstation with additional support to use the sit-stand workstation.	Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provision; The research compares the effects of a sit-stand workstation only and a multi-component sit-stand workstation intervention including individual and organisation-level approaches, with usual office-based working practice (no sit-stand workstation) over 12 months.; Other Name: Ergotron: workfit-A, workfit-D
Experimental: Sit-stand workstation only; Sit-stand workstation provision Participants in this arm will receive a sit-stand workstation. They will not receive any support to use the sit-stand workstation, except some health and safety advice upon installation.	Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provision; The research compares the effects of a sit-stand workstation only and a multi-component sit-stand workstation intervention including individual and organisation-level approaches, with usual office-based working practice (no sit-stand workstation) over 12 months.; Other Name: Ergotron: workfit-A, workfit-D
No Intervention: Usual practice (seated workstation); This arm is the control group. They will continue to use their usual seated workstation for the duration of the study.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Physical Activity [ Time Frame: Measured 5 times over 13 months, for seven days each time. Time points = baseline, 1-2weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months ]

   ActivPAL:

   Sitting and standing will be measured objectively using the ActivPAL device. The ActivPAL provides reliable measures of total sitting time and standing time, and number of sit-to-stand transitions per hour (Lyden et al. 2012).

   ActiGraph (GT3X+):

   Physical activity intensity and duration will be measured objectively using the ActiGraph activity monitor.The GT3X reliably classifies physical activity intensity in free-living environments (Ozemek et al. 2014).

   Activity diaries:

   These dairies will be used to assess the type and context of physical activity behaviour. A text reminder will be sent to all participants once daily for the duration of the data collection period. Text message models have shown some success in increasing compliance to research (Armstrong et al. 2009).

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be a full-time employee on a fixed term contract for at least 18 months at one of the two worksites involved in the study (Macmillan Cancer Support, Public Health England)
• Must engage in primarily desk-based work
• Must have their own desk (i.e. does not hot desk) Must be primarily office based (i.e. not working from home)
• Must have no plans to leave the organisation for an extended period (e.g. holiday > 4 weeks or secondment) or finitely before the anticipated study end date (January 2016)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have engaged in standing-based desk work in the month prior to the start of the study
• Have been advised against standing by a health professional; or be unable to stand
• Work for the Macmillan Support Line

Contacts and Locations

Locations

United Kingdom

Public Health England, SKipton House

London, United Kingdom, SE1 6LH

Macmillan Cancer Support UK Office

London, United Kingdom, SE1 7UQ

Sponsors and Collaborators

Brunel University

Macmillan Canceer Support

Ergotron

Public Health England

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Jennifer Hall, BSc; Brunel University

More Information

Additional Information:

This link provides physical activity information for people affected by cancer 

This link provides advice on returning to work for people affected by cancer 

This link illustrates the workstation options that will be utilized in this intervention study 

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Hall J, Kay T, McConnell A, Mansfield L. "Why would you want to stand?" an account of the lived experience of employees taking part in a workplace sit-stand desk intervention. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 17;19(1):1692. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8038-9.

Hall J, Mansfield L, Kay T, McConnell AK. The effect of a sit-stand workstation intervention on daily sitting, standing and physical activity: protocol for a 12 month workplace randomised control trial. BMC Public Health. 2015 Feb 15;15:152. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1506-y.

• Responsible Party: Jennifer Hall, PhD Researcher, Brunel University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02172599
• Other Study ID Numbers: TSWH; R33134 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Macmillan Cancer Support )
• First Posted: June 24, 2014
• Last Update Posted: January 18, 2018
• Last Verified: January 2018

Keywords provided by Jennifer Hall, Brunel University:

sit-stand workstation; workplace; multi-component intervention; randomised control trial design; physical activity; sitting; sedentary behaviour; process evaluation; health