Sit to Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees

A Sit-to-Stand Intervention for Allina Health Employees: A Pilot Study

A 16 week pilot study for Allina call center employees to look at the psychological outcomes and biological markers after an intervention of using a standing work station. There were two groups: group 1 received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for all 16 weeks, group 2 was a wait-list control group and received, and was instructed to use, the standing work station for the second 8 weeks. Psychological outcomes were measured at weeks 0, 4, 8, 12, and 16. Biological markers were measured at weeks 0, 8, and 16.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Quality of Life; Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Standing workstation

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 39
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
      • Allina Health

Participation Criteria

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:

• Allina Health Call Center Employee (75% or higher employee status)
• Aged 18 to 65 years
• Provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to stand for 20 minutes continuously unaided
• Home based employees

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Standing workstation - 16 weeks; This arm, Standing workstation - 16 weeks, received the intervention of a standing workstation for 16 weeks. For the first 8 weeks, the participants were instructed how long to stand per hour for an 8 hour shift. The second 8 weeks their use was monitored for sustainability.	Behavioral: Standing workstation; Other Names: Ergotron Workfit-S
Active Comparator: Standing workstation - second 8 weeks; This arm, Standing workstation - second 8 weeks, received the intervention of a standing workstation for 8 weeks of the study. For the first 8 weeks, the worked at their normal desks without an intervention. The second 8 weeks they received a standing workstation and their use was monitored.	Behavioral: Standing workstation; Other Names: Ergotron Workfit-S

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in self-reported quality of life	Change in quality of life will be measured through the administration of the PROMIS-29 questionnaire.	Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in waist circumference	Waist circumference measured in inches	Baseline, Week 8, Week 16
Change in number of minutes stood per day	Participants recorded their number of minutes stood at work daily from baseline through week 16.	Baseline, week 8, week 16
Change in self-reported stress	Change in stress will be measured through the administration of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).	Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16
Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices	Change in health promotion and lifestyle choices will be measured through the administration of the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (HPLP-II).	Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16
Change in workplace productivity	Change in workplace productivity will be measured through the administration of Workplace Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire.	Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16
Change in self-reported physical activity levels	Change in self-reported physical activity levels will be measured through the administration of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)	Baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16
Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)	Change in an individual's BMI after being weighed at baseline, week 8, and week 16.	Baseline, Week 8, Week 16
Change in body fat percentage	Change in body fat percentage as measured by a BodPod® Assessment.	Baseline, week 8, week 16
Change in resting heart rate	Change in resting heart rate from baseline to week 16.	Baseline, week 8, week 16
Change in blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)	Change in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline to week 16.	Baseline, week 8, week 16

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Allina Health System
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jeffery Dusek, PhD, Allina Health

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 31, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): August 1, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): January 28, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2015
• Last Verified: January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Standing workstation
• Other Study ID Numbers: 3989-1