Occupational Therapy's Role in Promoting Community Wellness Utilizing Sit-Stand Workstations

Occupational Therapy's Role in Promoting Community Wellness: A Multi-modal Approach to Combat Sedentary Behavior in the Workplace Utilizing Sit-Stand Workstations

The aim of this study is to combat the growing global health issue of sedentary behavior and the associated health consequences of prolonged sitting in the workplace. The population of desk-based workers makes up a relatively large population and are an important target for this health promoting initiative with a focus on improving posture, encouraging movement, and fostering a more active and healthy business community. It's important to recognize that occupational therapy practitioners can contribute to community health promotion/disease prevention programs by the skill-set of practitioners to understand habits and routines that influence the adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain; Sedentary Lifestyle; Musculoskeletal Strain
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Ergotron WorkFit - TL

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • West Virginia
    • Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506
      • West Virginia University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must spend > 50% of their work day seated at the computer
• Participants must be primarily English speaking
• Participants must work within the Health Sciences Center building at West Virginia University

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants who are less than 18 years of age
• Participants who are not primarily English speaking
• Participants who spend <50% of their work day seated at the computer
• Participants who do not work within the Health Sciences Center building at West Virginia University
• Participants who are pregnant

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 30 Minute Group; This group will use the Ergotron WorkFit-TL (a sit to stand work station) and be required to alternate periods of sitting and standing every 30 minutes throughout their workday.	Device: Ergotron WorkFit - TL; A sit to stand work station.
Active Comparator: 60 Minute Group; This group will use the Ergotron WorkFit-TL (a sit to stand work station) and be required to alternate periods of sitting and standing every 60 minutes throughout their workday.	Device: Ergotron WorkFit - TL; A sit to stand work station.
Active Comparator: 90 Minute Group; This group will use the Ergotron WorkFit-TL (a sit to stand work station) and be required to alternate periods of sitting and standing every 90 minutes throughout their workday.	Device: Ergotron WorkFit - TL; A sit to stand work station.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Reported Musculoskeletal Discomfort Per Group at 3 Months	Three scales were compiled 1) aches and pains, 2) discomfort and 3) interference due to aches and pains. All three scales included 9 questions centered on the occurrence in body regions, including the neck, shoulder, upper and lower back, upper arms, forearm/wrist, hip, thigh, and knee/lower leg. Aches and Pains was on a 5 point scale, from 1) Never to 5) Several Times a Day. Uncomfortable was on a 4 point scale, ranging from 0) No Discomfort to 3) Very Uncomfortable. Interference was on a 4 point scale from 0) Not a problem to 3) Substantially interfered. Higher scores indicated more problems in each of these areas.	3 months
Reported Musculoskeletal Discomfort Per Group at 6 Months	Three scales were compiled 1) aches and pains, 2) discomfort and 3) interference due to aches and pains. All three scales included 9 questions centered on the occurrence in body regions, including the neck, shoulder, upper and lower back, upper arms, forearm/wrist, hip, thigh, and knee/lower leg. Aches and Pains was on a 5 point scale, from 1) Never to 5) Several Times a Day. Uncomfortable was on a 4 point scale, ranging from 0) No Discomfort to 3) Very Uncomfortable. Interference was on a 4 point scale from 0) Not a problem to 3) Substantially interfered. Higher scores indicated more problems in each of these areas.	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Reported Musculoskeletal Discomfort at Work at 3 Months and 6 Months All Groups Combined	The Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire consists of three scales that were compiled 1) aches and pains, 2) discomfort and 3) interference due to aches and pains. All three scales included 9 questions centered on the occurrence in body regions, including the neck, shoulder, upper and lower back, upper arms, forearm/wrist, hip, thigh, and knee/lower leg. Aches and Pains was on a 5 point scale, from 1) Never to 5) Several Times a Day. Uncomfortable was on a 4 point scale, ranging from 0) No Discomfort to 3) Very Uncomfortable. Interference was on a 4 point scale from 0) Not a problem to 3) Substantially interfered. Higher scores indicated more problems in each of these areas.	Beginning of study, 3 months, and 6 months (end of study)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: West Virginia University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Brandy Brown, OTD, West Virginia University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 27, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 27, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): August 27, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): February 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 14, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2019
• Last Verified: January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1612397536

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: There is not a plan to share individual participant data.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes