Sit to Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees

N/ACompletedNCT02206113

Allina Health System39 enrolled

Overview

A 16 week pilot study for Allina call center employees to look at the psychological outcomes and biological markers after an intervention of using a standing work station. There were two groups: group 1 received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for all 16 weeks, group 2 was a wait-list control group and received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for the second 8 weeks. Psychological outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16. Biological markers were measured at weeks 0, 8, and 16.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stress Quality of Life

Interventions

Standing workstationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Allina Health Call Center Employee (75% or higher employee status) * Aged 18 to 65 years * Provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to stand for 20 minutes continuously unaided * Home based employees

Locations (1)

Allina Health

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in self-reported quality of life

Change in quality of life will be measured through the administration of the PROMIS-29 questionnaire.

Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

Secondary Outcomes

Change in waist circumference

Waist circumference measured in inches

Time frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 16

Change in number of minutes stood per day

Participants recorded their number of minutes stood at work daily from baseline through week 16.

Time frame: Baseline, week 8, week 16

Change in self-reported stress

Change in stress will be measured through the administration of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).

Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices

Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices will be measured through the administration of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (HPLP-II).

Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

Change in workplace productivity

Change in workplace productivity will be measured through the administration of Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire.

Time frame: Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

Change in self-reported physical activity levels

Change in self-reported physical activity levels will be measured through the administration of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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