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Take a Stand! - an Intervention to Reduce Occupational Sitting Time

NCT01996176 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 337

Last updated 2016-08-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to test an intervention aiming to reduce sitting time during work hours among office workers.

Expectations according to outcome measures: Sitting time reduced by 1 hour pr. day (primary). Number of prolonged periods reduced by 1 pr. day (primary). Number of breaks increased by 3 pr. day (primary). 20 % of participants report a reduction of musculoskeletal pain (secondary). A reduction in waist circumference of 1 cm (secondary). A reduction of 0.5 % in bodyfat (secondary).

Conditions

  • Sedentary Lifestyle

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention group

The intervention consists of four components, which as described below: 1. Information about sedentary behaviour and health: Delivered at the kick-off workshop, in a leaflet and the project website. 2. Local adaptation: Participants adapt the intervention to their personal and local environment setting individual and common goals. Local ambassadors are chosen and support from the management is emphasised. 3. Structural changes: Facilities for standing meetings, both formal and informal. Routes for walking meetings should be defined. 4. Individual support: At the kick-off workshop participants set individual goals. The individual can choose to receive e-mails and text messages (SMS)from the project. The individual receives a post-it block and a postcard to remind them of the project.

BEHAVIORAL

Control group

The control group receives the intervention after the last follow-up, the exact time will be settled together with each workplace in the control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TRYG Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Southern Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Janne S Tolstrup, MD, PhD · National Institute of Public Helath - University of Southern Denmark

  • Morten Grønbæk, MD PhD · Centre for Intervention Research in HEalth Promotion and Disease Prevention

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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