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Are You Sitting Down: Cognitive Exectutive Function Task Comparison Between Seated and Standing Positions

NCT01641588 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2012-07-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • (Focus) Posture Effect on Cognitive Performance

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

posture: sitting or standing

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal Academy of Engineering

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Microsoft Research

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Southampton

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • m.c. schraefel, phd · University of Southampton

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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