Cognitive and Motor Benefits of Standing

Summary

Upright-working has been proven to benefit health by combating the negative effects of physical inactivity. However, long-term commitment to static standing regimens may be limited due to symptoms of musculoskeletal fatigue that may develop during prolonged static standing in the absence of facilitated weight shifting. We propose a dynamic standing approach (working while standing accompanied by small periodic stepping movements) as a more tolerable and thereby more applicative lifestyle modification.

Conditions

• Pain, Acute
• Muscle Tone Abnormalities
• Work-Related Condition
• Sensory Deficit

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Sitting

We propose a dynamic standing approach (working while standing accompanied by small periodic stepping movements) as a more tolerable and thereby more applicative lifestyle modification. To evaluate this form on healthy subjects, three different conditions will be applied: 4 hours of sitting, static standing and dynamic standing. Both standing conditions will be done with height-adjustable table which was developed at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

BEHAVIORAL

Static standing

We propose a dynamic standing approach (working while standing accompanied by small periodic stepping movements) as a more tolerable and thereby more applicative lifestyle modification. To evaluate this form on healthy subjects, three different conditions will be applied: 4 hours of sitting, static standing and dynamic standing. Both standing conditions will be done with height-adjustable table which was developed at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

BEHAVIORAL

Dynamic standing

We propose a dynamic standing approach (working while standing accompanied by small periodic stepping movements) as a more tolerable and thereby more applicative lifestyle modification. To evaluate this form on healthy subjects, three different conditions will be applied: 4 hours of sitting, static standing and dynamic standing. Both standing conditions will be done with height-adjustable table which was developed at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• Science and Research Centre Koper

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

64 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-09-10

Primary Completion

2022-09-01

Completion

2022-09-01

Countries

• Slovenia

Study Locations