Physical ActivityNCT02172599
Take A Stand for Workplace Health: A Sit-stand Workstation Project Evaluation
A study testing Sit-stand workstation provision in people with Physical Activity, run by Brunel University at 2 sites in United Kingdom.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Physical Activity
- What is being tested?
- Sit-stand workstation provision
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- May 2014to Feb 2016
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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)
Who cannot join
- 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
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United Kingdom2 sites
Public Health England, SKipton House
London, SE1 6LH
Macmillan Cancer Support UK Office
London, SE1 7UQ
About this study
Official title: The Influence of Sit-stand Workstations Upon Total Physical Activity: a 12 Month Randomised Controlled Trial
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.
Read the 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.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Being tested
- Sit-stand workstation provision
- Keywords
- sit-stand workstation, workplace, multi-component intervention, randomised control trial design, physical activity, sitting, sedentary behaviour, process evaluation, health
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sit-stand workstation provisionBehavioural
Also called Ergotron: workfit-A, workfit-D
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.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| multi-component intervention | Experimental | 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. Receives: Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provision |
| Sit-stand workstation only | Experimental | 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. Receives: Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provision |
| Usual practice (seated workstation) | No intervention | This arm is the control group. They will continue to use their usual seated workstation for the duration of the study. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Physical Activity
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).
Measured: Measured 5 times over 13 months, for seven days each time. Time points = baseline, 1-2weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Jun 2014 (estimated)
- Study startMay 2014
- Primary completionFeb 2016
- Study completionFeb 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Physical ActivityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Brunel University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Macmillan Canceer Support, Ergotron, Public Health England
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jennifer Hall, Brunel University
- Investigators
- Jennifer Hall, BSc, Principal investigator, Brunel University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02172599
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- TSWH
- Other IDs
- R33134
- Status last verified
- Jan 2018
- First submitted
- 22 Jun 2014
- Last updated
- 18 Jan 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
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.
PubMed 31847821Hall 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.
PubMed 25879905
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Jan 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Influence of Sit-stand Workstations Upon Total Physical Activity: a 12 Month Randomised Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02172599
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TSWH
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Keywords
- sit-stand workstation, workplace, multi-component intervention, randomised control trial design, physical activity, sitting, sedentary behaviour, process evaluation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Brunel UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Macmillan Canceer Support, Ergotron, Public Health England
- Study start
- May 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Feb 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Jun 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
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
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Factorial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| multi-component intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provisionSit-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. |
| Sit-stand workstation only | Experimental | Behavioral: Sit-stand workstation provisionSit-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. |
| Usual practice (seated workstation) | No intervention | –This arm is the control group. They will continue to use their usual seated workstation for the duration of the study. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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)
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- 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
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sit-stand workstation provisionAlso: Ergotron: workfit-A, workfit-DThe 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. | Behavioural | Sit-stand workstation only, multi-component intervention |
Primary outcome
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).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Jan 2018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31847821Hall 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.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25879905Hall 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.
- This link provides physical activity information for people affected by cancerLink provided by the sponsor.
- This link provides advice on returning to work for people affected by cancerLink provided by the sponsor.
- This link illustrates the workstation options that will be utilized in this intervention studyLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jennifer Hall, BSc principal investigator
Brunel University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sit-stand workstation provision in people with Physical Activity, run by Brunel University at 2 sites in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jan 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
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). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02172599, which also lists 2 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Jan 2018.