Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers: three arm cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention, with and without a height adjustable desk, on daily sitting time, and to investigate the relative effectiveness of the two interventions, and the effectiveness of both interventions on physical behaviours and physical, biochemical, psychological, and work related health and performance outcomes.

Design

Cluster three arm randomised controlled trial with follow-up at three and 12 months.

Setting

Local government councils in Leicester, Liverpool, and Greater Manchester, UK.

Participants

78 clusters including 756 desk based employees in defined offices, departments, or teams from two councils in Leicester, three in Greater Manchester, and one in Liverpool.

Interventions

Clusters were randomised to

SUBMITTER: Edwardson CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature