Workplace InactivityNCT02376504
Modifying the Workplace to Decrease Sedentary Behavior and Improve Health
A study testing Active workplace in people with Workplace Inactivity and Total Worker Health, run by Northeastern University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The primary objective of this project is to determine the effects of decreasing sedentary behavior at work by at least 3hrs/day using treadmill (walking and standing) and sit-to-stand (standing only) workstations on the health of overweight office workers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Workplace Inactivity, Total Worker Health
- What is being tested?
- Active workplace
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 66 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Apr 2014to Feb 2017
- 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 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Body Mass Index greater than 25 kg.m-2
- Does not engage in any structured physical activity lasting at least 30 mins for more than 2 days/week
- Employed in a full-time sedentary desk job.
- No major orthopedic limitations or medical conditions that prevents walking or standing at a treadmill work sit-stand workstation.
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114
About this study
The primary objective of this project is to determine the effects of decreasing sedentary behavior at work by at least 3hrs/day using treadmill (walking and standing) and sit-to-stand (standing only) workstations on the health of overweight office workers.
- Conditions
- Workplace Inactivity, Total Worker Health
- Being tested
- Active workplace
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Active workplaceBehavioural
This is a 12-month, cluster-randomized trial with an intent-to-treat design to determine the effects of using treadmill and sit-to-stand workstations at the workplace on health variables in overweight office workers (N=66) with seated desk jobs and (2) to compare the efficacies of treadmill and sit-to-stand workstations in decreasing workplace sedentary behavior. The intervention will examine the effects of using these workstations on weight, cardiovascular and metabolic health variables , musculoskeletal discomfort, psychological affect and job stress. The study will also measure change in time spent sitting, standing and walking will be measured using wearable non-invasive acceleration sensors.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treadmill workstation | Experimental | Participants will be provided with a treadmill workstation to be more active at the workplace Active Workplace Receives: Behavioral: Active workplace |
| Sit-to-Stand workstation | Experimental | Participants will be provided with a sit-to-stand workstation to be decrease sitting time at the workplace Active Workplace Receives: Behavioral: Active workplace |
| Control | No intervention | Participants will be asked to engage in three 10 min walking bouts each work day |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Weight
Measured: Baseline, 3, 6, 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Mar 2015 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2014
- Primary completionFeb 2017
- Study completionFeb 2017
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 Workplace InactivityStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Northeastern University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dinesh John, Northeastern University
- Investigators
- Dinesh John, PhD, Principal investigator, Northeastern University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02376504
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1R21OH010564-01
- Status last verified
- Mar 2017
- First submitted
- 20 Feb 2015
- Last updated
- 29 Mar 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Arguello D, Cloutier G, Thorndike AN, Castaneda Sceppa C, Griffith J, John D. Impact of Sit-to-Stand and Treadmill Desks on Patterns of Daily Waking Physical Behaviors Among Overweight and Obese Seated Office Workers: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2023 May 16;25:e43018. doi: 10.2196/43018.
PubMed 37191995Arguello D, Thorndike AN, Cloutier G, Morton A, Castaneda-Sceppa C, John D. Effects of an "Active-Workstation" Cluster RCT on Daily Waking Physical Behaviors. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Jul 1;53(7):1434-1445. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002594.
PubMed 33449603
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Mar 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Modifying the Workplace to Decrease Sedentary Behavior and Improve Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02376504
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1R21OH010564-01
- Conditions
- Workplace Inactivity, Total Worker Health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 66 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Northeastern UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Apr 2014
- Primary completion
- Feb 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 Mar 2015 (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 primary objective of this project is to determine the effects of decreasing sedentary behavior at work by at least 3hrs/day using treadmill (walking and standing) and sit-to-stand (standing only) workstations on the health of overweight office workers.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treadmill workstation | Experimental | Behavioral: Active workplaceParticipants will be provided with a treadmill workstation to be more active at the workplace Active Workplace |
| Sit-to-Stand workstation | Experimental | Behavioral: Active workplaceParticipants will be provided with a sit-to-stand workstation to be decrease sitting time at the workplace Active Workplace |
| Control | No intervention | –Participants will be asked to engage in three 10 min walking bouts each work day |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Body Mass Index greater than 25 kg.m-2
- Does not engage in any structured physical activity lasting at least 30 mins for more than 2 days/week
- Employed in a full-time sedentary desk job.
- No major orthopedic limitations or medical conditions that prevents walking or standing at a treadmill work sit-stand workstation.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Active workplaceThis is a 12-month, cluster-randomized trial with an intent-to-treat design to determine the effects of using treadmill and sit-to-stand workstations at the workplace on health variables in overweight office workers (N=66) with seated desk jobs and (2) to compare the efficacies of treadmill and sit-to-stand workstations in decreasing workplace sedentary behavior. The intervention will examine the effects of using these workstations on weight, cardiovascular and metabolic health variables , musculoskeletal discomfort, psychological affect and job stress. The study will also measure change in time spent sitting, standing and walking will be measured using wearable non-invasive acceleration sensors. | Behavioural | Sit-to-Stand workstation, Treadmill workstation |
Primary outcome
Change in Weight
Time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 12 months
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 29 Mar 2017.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 37191995Arguello D, Cloutier G, Thorndike AN, Castaneda Sceppa C, Griffith J, John D. Impact of Sit-to-Stand and Treadmill Desks on Patterns of Daily Waking Physical Behaviors Among Overweight and Obese Seated Office Workers: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2023 May 16;25:e43018. doi: 10.2196/43018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33449603Arguello D, Thorndike AN, Cloutier G, Morton A, Castaneda-Sceppa C, John D. Effects of an "Active-Workstation" Cluster RCT on Daily Waking Physical Behaviors. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2021 Jul 1;53(7):1434-1445. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002594.
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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.
Dinesh John, PhD principal investigator
Northeastern University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Active workplace in people with Workplace Inactivity and Total Worker Health, run by Northeastern University at 1 site in United States.
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 1 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 29 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. 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?
Change in Weight (time frame: Baseline, 3, 6, 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 NCT02376504, 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 29 Mar 2017.