Adult Office WorkersPhase 1NCT01628861
Point-of-Choice Prompts to Reduce Prolonged Sitting Time at Work
A Phase 1 study testing MyRestBreak 1.0 and education talk and leaflet in people with Adult Office Workers, run by Glasgow Caledonian University at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an on-screen prompt put on the work computer every 30 minutes is effective in getting office workers to reduce prolonged periods of sitting at work. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Adult Office Workers
- What is being tested?
- MyRestBreak 1.0 and education talk and leaflet
- Type of treatment
- Medical device, Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- Mar 2010to Jun 2010
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Employee of Glasgow Caledonian University
- Aged between 18 and 65 years
- Self-reported desk-based occupation
- Informed written consent provided
- Ability to stand unassisted
Who cannot join
- Any musculoskeletal condition which limits ability to stand regularly
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
School of Health & Life Sceinces, Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G4 0BA
About this study
Official title: Point-of-Choice Prompts to Reduce Prolonged Sitting Time at Work: A Randomised Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an on-screen prompt put on the work computer every 30 minutes is effective in getting office workers to reduce prolonged periods of sitting at work.
Read the detailed description
Prolonged bouts of uninterrupted time spent sitting is associated with indicators of poor health, independent of how physically active a person is. Many occupations are now sedentary, and are characterised by long periods spent sitting at a desk. Brief education on the benefits of standing regularly and breaking up prolonged sitting will be provided to participants, working at a Scottish University. One intervention group will additionally have software installed on their work computer which placed a prompt window in the centre of their screen for 1 minute every 30 minutes. The prompt will remind participants to stand-up and take a break, and the window cannot be removed or minimised.
- Conditions
- Adult Office Workers
- Being tested
- MyRestBreak 1.0, education talk and leaflet
- Keywords
- occupation, work, sitting, sedentary behaviour, office worker, adult, education, point-of-choice prompt
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
MyRestBreak 1.0Device
Prompting software (MyRestBreak 1.0 copyright Vikram Sharma) will be installed on the work computer. A prompt with the message "stand up, take a break" is placed on the screen of the work computer for 1 minutes every 30 minutes, from the time the computer is switched on in the morning. The prompt is contained in a window 11x9 cm in the centre of the screen. The prompt cannot be removed or minimised, but work can continue in any windows visible around the prompt. The prompt is on the computer for 5 days.
education talk and leafletBehavioural
A short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet stating with the same message is also provided.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| education only | Active comparator | A short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet with the same message is also provided. Receives: Behavioral: education talk and leaflet |
| prompt + education | Experimental | A short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet with the same message is also provided. Prompting software (MyRestBreak 1.0 copyright Vikram Sharma) will be installed on the work computer. A prompt with the message "stand up, take a break" is placed on the screen of the work computer for 1 minutes every 30 minutes, from the time the computer is switched on in the morning. The prompt is contained in a window 11x9 cm in the centre of the screen. The prompt cannot be removed or minimised, but work can continue in any windows visible around the prompt. The prompt is on the computer for 5 days. Receives: Device: MyRestBreak 1.0; Behavioral: education talk and leaflet |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
duration of prolonged sitting
total time spent sitting in continuous uninterrupted prolonged (>30minutes) sitting events at work
Measured: 5 days
Secondary outcomes (7)
total sitting duration
total time spent sitting while at work
Measured: 5 days
number of sitting events
total number of uninterrupted sitting events (of any duration) during work
Measured: 5 days
step count
total number of steps taken while at work
Measured: 5 days
break duration
the duration of breaks between sitting events
Measured: 5 days
walking time
total time spent walking at work
Measured: 5 days
standing time
total time spent standing while at work
Measured: 5 days
number of prolonged sitting events
the number of continuous uninterrupted prolonged (>30minutes) sitting events during work
Measured: 5 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jun 2012 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2010
- Primary completionJun 2010
- Study completionJun 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Adult Office WorkersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Philippa Dall, PhD, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Investigators
- Philippa M Dall, PhD, Principal investigator, Glasgow Caledonian University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01628861
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 200813897
- Status last verified
- Jun 2012
- First submitted
- 22 Jun 2012
- Last updated
- 27 Jun 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Evans RE, Fawole HO, Sheriff SA, Dall PM, Grant PM, Ryan CG. Point-of-choice prompts to reduce sitting time at work: a randomized trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;43(3):293-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.05.010.
PubMed 22898122
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Jun 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Point-of-Choice Prompts to Reduce Prolonged Sitting Time at Work: A Randomised Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01628861
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 200813897
- Conditions
- Adult Office Workers
- Keywords
- occupation, work, sitting, sedentary behaviour, office worker, adult, education, point-of-choice prompt
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2010
- Primary completion
- Jun 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jun 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Jun 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an on-screen prompt put on the work computer every 30 minutes is effective in getting office workers to reduce prolonged periods of sitting at work.
Detailed description
Prolonged bouts of uninterrupted time spent sitting is associated with indicators of poor health, independent of how physically active a person is. Many occupations are now sedentary, and are characterised by long periods spent sitting at a desk. Brief education on the benefits of standing regularly and breaking up prolonged sitting will be provided to participants, working at a Scottish University. One intervention group will additionally have software installed on their work computer which placed a prompt window in the centre of their screen for 1 minute every 30 minutes. The prompt will remind participants to stand-up and take a break, and the window cannot be removed or minimised.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| education only | Active comparator | Behavioral: education talk and leafletA short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet with the same message is also provided. |
| prompt + education | Experimental | Device: MyRestBreak 1.0, Behavioral: education talk and leafletA short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet with the same message is also provided. Prompting software (MyRestBreak 1.0 copyright Vikram Sharma) will be installed on the work computer. A prompt with the message "stand up, take a break" is placed on the screen of the work computer for 1 minutes every 30 minutes, from the time the computer is switched on in the morning. The prompt is contained in a window 11x9 cm in the centre of the screen. The prompt cannot be removed or minimised, but work can continue in any windows visible around the prompt. The prompt is on the computer for 5 days. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Employee of Glasgow Caledonian University
- Aged between 18 and 65 years
- Self-reported desk-based occupation
- Informed written consent provided
- Ability to stand unassisted
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Any musculoskeletal condition which limits ability to stand regularly
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| MyRestBreak 1.0Prompting software (MyRestBreak 1.0 copyright Vikram Sharma) will be installed on the work computer. A prompt with the message "stand up, take a break" is placed on the screen of the work computer for 1 minutes every 30 minutes, from the time the computer is switched on in the morning. The prompt is contained in a window 11x9 cm in the centre of the screen. The prompt cannot be removed or minimised, but work can continue in any windows visible around the prompt. The prompt is on the computer for 5 days. | Device | prompt + education |
| education talk and leafletA short educational talk, read from a script, regarding the health risks of prolonged sitting, stating that standing every 30 minutes could be beneficial. A short information leaflet stating with the same message is also provided. | Behavioural | education only, prompt + education |
Primary outcome
duration of prolonged sitting
Time frame: 5 days
total time spent sitting in continuous uninterrupted prolonged (>30minutes) sitting events at work
7 secondary outcomes
total sitting duration
Time frame: 5 days
number of sitting events
Time frame: 5 days
step count
Time frame: 5 days
break duration
Time frame: 5 days
walking time
Time frame: 5 days
standing time
Time frame: 5 days
number of prolonged sitting events
Time frame: 5 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Jun 2012.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 22898122Evans RE, Fawole HO, Sheriff SA, Dall PM, Grant PM, Ryan CG. Point-of-choice prompts to reduce sitting time at work: a randomized trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Sep;43(3):293-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.05.010.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Philippa M Dall, PhD principal investigator
Glasgow Caledonian University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing MyRestBreak 1.0 and education talk and leaflet in people with Adult Office Workers, run by Glasgow Caledonian University at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
duration of prolonged sitting (time frame: 5 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01628861, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jun 2012.