The aim of this trial has been to explore the effects of self-positioning on cognitive performance in the work environment using a standardized cognitive test battery to evaluate executive function under two conditions: sitting and standing.
The aim of this trial has been to explore the effects of self-positioning on cognitive performance in the work environment using a standardized cognitive test battery to evaluate executive function under two conditions: sitting and standing. Methods: This counterbalanced controlled trial involved 17 men (mean age +/-SD: 29.8 +/- 5.5) all with a science background and graduate degrees. The participants were accustomed to working in an open environment and none of whom currently using standing desks. We used a modified version of the CNS Vital Signs (CNSVS) test battery to assess cognitive executive function (CEF) in two typical work positions - standing and seated. Participants were randomly assigned to a standing or seated position to begin the testing procedure. Upon completion of the first test round they were instructed to rest for 10 min. in a dark room with no distractions before commencing the second round of testing positioned in the alternate fashion. The main outcome measure was a CNSVS score in each of the six CEF domains in the two different work positions
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
19
Intervention: postural position - whether seated or standing. The person carries out a battery of cognitive executive functioning assessments delivered via a laptop and carried out with the laptop keyboard while either seated or standing.
University of Southampton
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
evidence of postural effect on cognitive performance
use of standard cognitive exectutive function measures carried out in seated / standing position.
Time frame: within the hour
Interaction between posture and phyiological state against cognitive executive function performance
Other key measures that will be used to evaluate the intervention are heart rate variablility, heart rate and eeg.
Time frame: with the hour
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