How Does Implementing a GetUp Assist Device in Addition to a Daily Low-intensity Functional or Traditional Training Program Affect Norwegian Female Office Workers' Physical Health After 12 Weeks?

Aalborg University58 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to quantify the effect of daily transition routines between sitting and standing behaviour with an additional daily low-intensity traditional or functional training program on the physical health of sedentary Norwegian female workers after 12 weeks of implementation into their working environment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Neck, Shoulder and Arm Syndrome

Interventions

Experimental, comparator and controlOTHER

How does implementing a GetUp Assist device in addition to a daily low-intensity functional or traditional training program affect Norwegian female office workers' physical health after 12 weeks?

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Females are included in this study due to the approximately twice-high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. * No experience with office fit training or participation in an ongoing similar training intervention is allowed. * Working more than 6 hours a day at a computer workstation * Physical inactivity (less than two sessions or bouts of exercise totalling 30 minutes/week). * Musculoskeletal complaints are accepted as long as the pain is not a restricting factor. when performing the testing and training intervention exercises. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants not able to perform the testing battery.

Locations (1)

SSA Steinkjer

Steinkjer, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Norwegian Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)

Measure (i) physical function, (ii) Energy/fatigue, (iii) pain, and (iv) general health

Time frame: 3 months

Neck and shoulder trouble questionnaire from the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire

Measure neck-shoulder discomfort

Time frame: 3 months

Numeric rating scale

Measure neck-shoulder discomfort from 0-10 scale, with zero meaning "no pain" and 10 meaning "the worst pain imaginable

Time frame: 3 months

Y-balance test

Quantify dynamic postural control

Time frame: 3 months

The Danish step test

Estimating cardiorespiratory fitness

Time frame: 3 months

Chair-sit-and-reach test

Measuring hamstrings flexibility

Time frame: 3 months

Back scratch test

Measuring upper-body/ shoulder flexibility

Time frame: 3 months

CS-30 test

Measuring lower-body strength

Time frame: 3 months

Hand Grip Strength test

Measuring hand Grip Strength

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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