Effectiveness of the Stand More AT (SMArT) Work intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the impact of a multicomponent intervention (Stand More AT (SMArT) Work) designed to reduce sitting time on short (three months), medium (six months), and longer term (12 months) changes in occupational, daily, and prolonged sitting, standing, and physical activity, and physical, psychological, and work related health.

Design

Cluster two arm randomised controlled trial.

Setting

National Health Service trust, England.

Participants

37 office clusters (146 participants) of desk based workers: 19 clusters (77 participants) were randomised to the intervention and 18 (69 participants) to control.

Interventions

The intervention group received a height adjustable workstation, a brief seminar with supporting leaflet, workstation instruction

SUBMITTER: Edwardson CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6174726 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature