A pilot study on the effect of point-of-choice prompts on sedentary behaviour and physical activity amongst office-based workers in University of Benin.

A pilot study on the effect of point-of-choice prompts on sedentary behaviour and physical activity amongst office-based workers in Nigeria.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202203694313219

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-25

Start date

2022-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Education Only

Education and Point of Choice Prompt

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants age would be between 18 and 65 years. Participants will be administrative member staff of the University of Benin. Participants nature of work would require desk-based sitting bout of more than 30 minutes. Participants will be able to provide an informed consent. Participants will be required to be present at work for the allocated time of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any musculoskeletal problems that may prevent sitting for long periods or standing regularly. Individuals who are designated as clerical staff.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of sitting events greater than 30 minutes;Number of light intensity physical activity	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Participants satisfaction with intervention design;Recruitment, retention and attrition rates;Total standing time per week;Number of sit to stand transitions;Total time spent sitting per week;Total step count per week;Total sitting time per week	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactChidimma Obiakalusi

Researcher

obiakalusichidimma@gmail.com+2348107114836

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026