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Point-of-Choice Prompts to Reduce Prolonged Sitting Time at Work

NCT01628861 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2012-06-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an on-screen prompt put on the work computer every 30 minutes is effective in getting office workers to reduce prolonged periods of sitting at work.

Conditions

  • Adult Office Workers

Interventions

DEVICE

MyRestBreak 1.0

Prompting software (MyRestBreak 1.0 copyright Vikram Sharma) will be installed on the work computer. A prompt with the message "stand up, take a break" is placed on the screen of the work computer for 1 minutes every 30 minutes, from the time the computer is switched on in the morning. The prompt is contained in a window 11x9 cm in the centre of the screen. The prompt cannot be removed or minimised, but work can continue in any windows visible around the prompt. The prompt is on the computer for 5 days.

BEHAVIORAL

education talk and leaflet

A short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet stating with the same message is also provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Glasgow Caledonian University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philippa M Dall, PhD · Glasgow Caledonian University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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