Desk Cycling Work Performance Evaluation

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center96 enrolled

Overview

This lab study is evaluating the feasibility of accomplishing productive office work while simultaneously pedaling a compact desk-based cycling device.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity Physical Activity Overweight

Interventions

Compact Cycling DeviceBEHAVIORAL

Participants pedaled a compact cycling device while simultaneously working at a desk.

Eligibility

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

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18-65 years * Ability to type without looking at the keyboard * Native English speaker * Normal hearing * Spend 6 or more hours per day sitting * Less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week Exclusion Criteria: * Positive response on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire indicating that low intensity pedaling could present safety risks * Pregnancy * Body mass index less than 18 or greater than 35

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Typing task

Participants completed a computerized typing task

Time frame: 5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Reading task

Participants read a brief passage and answered questions to assess reading comprehension.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Logic Reasoning and Phone Task

Participants completed logical reasoning questions while answering a simulated phone call.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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