Use of a DeskCycle to Reduce Sedentary Behavior During the Workday

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of a DeskCycle intervention in reducing sedentary behavior by increasing the time spent participating in light to moderate physical activity in a randomly selected group of desk job employees at Kent State University main campus. The study also assessed the feasibility of using the DeskCycle in the working environment, as well as the effect on weight and mood. The primary outcome of interest was the 'mean minutes of light to moderate physical activity'. Secondary outcomes include weight, mood score, and feasibility of using the DeskCycle. The study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a cross-over design where differences between the intervention and control group were evaluated over an eight-week period, after which there was a switch and the DeskCycles were given to the control group to use for the eight-week period that followed. The allocation during the first eight-week period intervention will be done through random process.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Chronic Disease; Reduction, Weight
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Cycling/Using a DeskCycle; Behavioral: Regular activities

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Kent, Ohio, United States, 44242
      • Kent State University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• females 18 years and above
• full-time Kent State university administrative employees at the Kent main campus
• sedentary for 75% of their workday
• height under 5'10"
• desk height of at least 27"

Exclusion Criteria:

• any uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases
• back, knee or other joint pains

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cycling; Used a DeskCycle during the workday/the intervention increased the amount of time spent being physically active.	Behavioral: Cycling/Using a DeskCycle; The intervention was conducted in two phases. In phase 1, the intervention group were given the DeskCycles to use for 8 weeks. In phase, the control group from phase 1 were given the DeskCycles to use. Intervention group from phase 1 became controls in phase 2
Active Comparator: Control; Regular activities	Behavioral: Regular activities; The active comparator performed normal daily activities

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Minutes of Exercise	Mean minutes of light to moderate physical activity	Daily (M-F) for 8 weeks time period 1 and 2
Feasibility of using the deskcycle during work	How feasible was it to use the DeskCycle during work	Week 2 period 1 and 2
Feasibility of using the deskcycle during work	How feasible was it to use the DeskCycle during work	Week 8 period 1 and 2
Mood	How was mood impacted during the work day	Baseline period 1 and 2
Mood	How was mood impacted during the work day	Week 4 period 1 and 2
Mood	How was mood impacted during the work day	Week 8 period 1 and 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in weight	Bodyweight before and after the study	Baseline to end of study period 1 and 2

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kent State University
• Collaborators: DeskCycle

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 6, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): May 6, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 9, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 9, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2022
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Disease Attributes; Body Weight; Body Weight Changes; Weight Loss; Chronic Disease
• Other Study ID Numbers: 17-226

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