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Efficacy of a Combined Ergonomic Health Promotion Intervention on Employee Health

NCT02071420 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-10-23

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Summary

Our objective in this pilot study is to test the combined effect of a) replacing office workers' sedentary workstations with active workstations (LifeBalance Station) and b) optimizing computer workstation ergonomics on daily occupational sedentary time, cardiometabolic risk factors, musculoskeletal symptom health outcomes and work productivity.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Active Workstation Intervention

Participants in the experimental group will receive a seated active workstation at their work setting for 16 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Ergonomic Intervention

Participants of both arms will receive a face to face ergonomic workstation optimization intervention. This consultation will take 30 minutes to complete and will be performed at the participant's actual work station.

BEHAVIORAL

Email Intervention

Participants of both arms will receive three emails per week for 16 weeks. Messages will be consistent with what they hear in the ergonomic intervention (e.g., encourage taking breaks from sitting at work and adjusting posture to be in line with ergonomic principles).

DEVICE

Bluetooth enabled device (Wahoo Fitness Blue SC sensor) and accompanying iPod application.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Iowa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lucas Carr, PhD · University of Iowa

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
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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