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Monitoring and Evaluation of Posture in Office Workstations With Artificial Intelligence

NCT04122326 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2020-11-03

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Summary

Office workers spend 11.6 hours per day in sedentary activities during the day, leading to increased health risks. Although there is literature on prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and work station modification for office workers, successful implementation and follow-through of evidence-based recommendations in office environments is extremely challenging. This study aims to validate various techniques for evaluating posture, particularly in the neck, shoulder, and trunk, in order to develop evidence-based feedback for the office desk user. This study will include up to 40 volunteers over the age of 18 who regularly work on computer-based tasks at a desk. Participants will be observed working in a provided work station in a variety of different working postures. Data are collected using electromyography sensors, Kinect camera, and at least two video recording cameras to obtain postural information. Measurement of joint positioning and posture will be completed using an ergonomic screening tool from images collected throughout the testing. Participants will provide information on their level of comfort throughout various body regions in response to working in various positions. This will be an iterative study with multiple positions used to test the positioning of sensors, and the development of suitable algorithms to evaluate posture. The collected data will be used to inform sensing methods for office work posture.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Workstation Modification

Participants are asked to work in a sequence of workstation setups for ten minutes each. The sequence include 1. sitting with workstation adjusted by the participant, 2. sitting with workstation adjusted to promote proper posture, 3. sitting with workstation adjusted to promote unnatural posture, 4. standing with workstation adjusted by the participant, 5. standing with workstation adjusted to promote proper posture, and 6. standing with workstation adjusted to promote unnatural posture. After the sequence of setups, the participant allowed to adjust the workstation in either sitting/standing to work in 60 minutes in their own desired position.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • U.S. National Science Foundation

    collaborator FED

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shawn C Roll, PhD · University of Southern California

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-25
Completion
2020-01-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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