Desk Cycling Work Performance Evaluation

March 20, 2018 updated by: Liza Rovniak, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Desk-Compatible Elliptical Device: Feasibility Evaluation

This lab study is evaluating the feasibility of accomplishing productive office work while simultaneously pedaling a compact desk-based cycling device.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

96

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-65 years
  • Ability to type without looking at the keyboard
  • Native English speaker
  • Normal hearing
  • Spend 6 or more hours per day sitting
  • Less than 150 minutes of physical activity per week

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Positive response on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire indicating that low intensity pedaling could present safety risks
  • Pregnancy
  • Body mass index less than 18 or greater than 35

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Seated
Participants completed work tasks while seated.
Participants pedaled a compact cycling device while simultaneously working at a desk.
Experimental: Low Intensity Pedaling
Participants completed work tasks while pedaling at a low intensity.
Participants pedaled a compact cycling device while simultaneously working at a desk.
Experimental: Low-Moderate Intensity Pedaling
Participants completed work tasks while pedaling at a low-moderate intensity.
Participants pedaled a compact cycling device while simultaneously working at a desk.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Typing task
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Participants completed a computerized typing task
5 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Reading task
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Participants read a brief passage and answered questions to assess reading comprehension.
5 minutes
Logic Reasoning and Phone Task
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Participants completed logical reasoning questions while answering a simulated phone call.
5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Liza Rovniak, PhD, MPH, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
  • Study Director: Andris Freivalds, PhD, Penn State University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 1, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

September 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2018

Last Verified

March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STUDY00001535

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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