Efficacy of a Combined Ergonomic Health Promotion Intervention on Employee Health

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sedentary, Overweight

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02071420

Run by

University of Iowa

People needed

60

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• We will recruit overweight/obese (body mass index 25.0-40.0 kg/m2) adults (18-65 years) working in full-time (minimum 35 hours/week), sedentary (self-report sitting >75% work time) occupations at an independent work site.

You may not qualify if…

• Working in an office that will not meet the space or electrical requirements of the active workstation, acute or chronic illness not under treatment of a provider, orthopedic limitations that prohibit physical activity, current or planned pregnancy, hospitalization from a physical or mental disorder in the past six months and/or taking medication that may impair physical activity

Where it is running

• University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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