Status:
COMPLETED
An Intervention to Reduce Prolonged Sitting in Police Staff
Lead Sponsor:
University of Bedfordshire
Conditions:
Sedentary Behavior
Metabolic Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of an intervention to reduce and break up prolonged sitting time in full-time police staff. The secondary aims of this study are to assess pr...
Detailed Description
Prolonged sedentary behaviour is associated with a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A large proportion of daily sedentary time (sitting) occurs in the workplace. On aver...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- ≥ 0.6 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) work hours
- Ambulatory
- Predominantly desk-based (spend on average ≥ 5-h/day seated at work by self-report)
- Own a smartphone, with ability to keep phone with them during work hours
Exclusion
- Planned absence of two weeks or more during the intervention period
- Work part time (\< 0.6 FTE)
- Health contraindications to standing and walking
- Planned relocation to another site, office or workplace
- Have personal access to an active workstation (sit-stand desk, seat cycle, treadmill desk or similar)
- Participating simultaneously in another workplace intervention (for sedentary behaviour, physical activity, diet, lifestyle, or combination thereof)
- Health contraindications to postural stability testing (e.g., injury to the lower extremities in the past six months, dizziness, or epilepsy)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 9 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 20 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04053686
Start Date
September 9 2019
End Date
December 20 2019
Last Update
November 13 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of Bedfordfordshire
Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, MK41 9EA