Stand Up Kansas: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in the Home Work Environment

NCT ID: NCT04641689

Last Updated: 2020-11-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-21

Study Completion Date

2021-07-31

Brief Summary

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This project will examine the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce sedentary behavior in Kansas State University employees who are primarily working from home. We will recruit 100 employees to participate. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four conditions: desk only, program only, desk + program, or waitlist control. The program will consist of strategies to reduce sitting and increase physical activity in the home environment. We will assess whether the intervention successfully elicits reductions in sitting among employees, as well as changes in cardiometabolic and work-related outcomes.

Detailed Description

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For this project we will conduct a 12-week intervention that incorporates multiple strategies to reduce sedentary behavior among university employees who are primarily working from home. Participants will be recruited via campus networks.

Participants will attend an initial testing visit, during which anthropometric and health outcome data (blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol) will be collected. Following the testing visit, all participants will complete an activity log for the next 5 work days, and a subsample will wear an activPAL 4 device for 7 days. All participants will complete a series of questionnaires (measuring physical activity, fatigue, stress, productivity, mood, and diet) online.

After all baseline data have been collected, participants will be randomized to one of four conditions: desk only, program only, desk + program, or waitlist control. Those in the desk only and desk+program conditions will receive a height-adjustable desk. They will be asked to set up the desk at their home workstation and send a photo of the setup to our research team within one week. Those in the program only and control conditions will receive their height-adjustable desks after completing the post-intervention assessments. Participants assigned to the program only and desk+program conditions will have access to a website that includes a variety of resources for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity in the home environment. The intervention program will be based on social cognitive theory and will be designed to promote self-efficacy, self-regulation, positive outcome expectations, and social and environmental support. Participants will complete weekly modules that include activities such as goal setting and self-monitoring, action and coping planning, group discussions, etc. The program will also provide suggestions for changes to the home work environment, access to virtual stretching and strengthening videos, examples of technology to prompt breaks, etc. Participants will also receive 2 small group coaching calls via Zoom (at 3 and 8 weeks) to assist them in setting goals for reducing sedentary behavior and overcoming barriers. Participants in the desk only and waitlist control groups will receive access to the program after completing the post-intervention assessments.

All measures will be repeated following the 12-week intervention.

Conditions

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Sedentary Behavior Behavior, Health Cholesterolemia Obesity Stress Hypertension Fatigue Glucose, High Blood Mood

Keywords

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physical activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

2 x 2
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Desk Only

Participants will receive a height-adjustable desk to use in their home work environment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Desk Only

Intervention Type DEVICE

Provision of height-adjustable desk

Program Only

Participants will receive 12 weeks of online content to support reductions in sedentary behavior while working from home. Content will be based on social cognitive theory.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Program Only

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online modules will promote goal setting, self-monitoring, habit formation, social support, barrier identification, and environmental modifications

Desk + Program

Participants will receive a height-adjustable desk to use in their home work environment AND 12 weeks of online content to support reductions in sedentary behavior while working from home.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Desk Only

Intervention Type DEVICE

Provision of height-adjustable desk

Program Only

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online modules will promote goal setting, self-monitoring, habit formation, social support, barrier identification, and environmental modifications

Waitlist Control

Participants will receive the intervention (desk + program) after all follow-up data have been collected.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Desk Only

Provision of height-adjustable desk

Intervention Type DEVICE

Program Only

Online modules will promote goal setting, self-monitoring, habit formation, social support, barrier identification, and environmental modifications

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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VariDesk Pro Plus 36 height-adjustable desk

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Full-time employee (works \>30 hours per week)
* Sedentary job (\>75% of workday seated)
* Working primarily at home (\>80% of typical week)
* Able to safely engage in light intensity physical activity
* No ambulatory limitations

Exclusion Criteria

* Working \<30 hours per week
* Standing or physically active \>25% of typical workday
* Working on campus \>20% of a typical week OR planning to resume work on campus in the next 3 months
* Uncontrolled stage 2 (severe) hypertension without a medical release signed by a physician
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Kansas Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kansas State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emily Mailey

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Emily L Mailey, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kansas State University

Locations

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Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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IRB8886

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id