Sedentary behaviour and associated conditions (e.g., musculoskeletal health) Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Occupational health
Conditions
Interventions
1. A cluster randomised controlled trial will be undertaken at three University Hospitals of Leicester (UK
Leicester General Hospital, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield General Hospital), with the unit of randomisation being at the level of each self-contained building or block.
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control sites will have limited opportunity to substantially increase their standing activity during working hours
Sponsors
Loughborough University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Health professionals 2. Healthy volunteers 3. Age 18–70 years old 4. Able to speak and read English 5. Willing and able to give full informed consent for themselves 6. NHS-office based, predominantly sedentary staff employed by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Younger than 18 years old or older than 70 years old 2. Unable to give informed consent 3. NHS staff not predominantly in office-based jobs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Long-term (12 months) changes: objectively measured sedentary behaviour at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months using self-monitoring devices (including LumoBack, GeneActive and ActivPAL) worn by participants | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Change in sedentary behaviour over the short term (3 months and 6 months) measured objectively 2. Absenteeism (using employment records) 3. Job performance 4. Job satisfaction 5. Work engagement 6. Occupational fatigue 7. Musculoskeletal health 8. Mood/affective states 9. Quality of life (self assessment) 10. Cognitive ability (using experimental measures such as the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, the Digit-Symbol Subsitition Test, and Stroop Test) Secondary outcomes will be measured at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after the intervention using a range of validated psychometric measures (occupational fatigue, musculoskeletal health, mood/affective states and quality of life), self-report (job performance, job satisfaction and work engagement), employer records (absenteeism) and experimental cognitive tasks (cognitive ability). | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactFehmidah;Sophie Munir;O'Connell
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Outcome results
None listed