Efficacy of a Combined Ergonomic Health Promotion Intervention on Employee Health

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2014

Conditions
SedentaryOverweight
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Active Workstation Intervention

Participants in the experimental group will receive a seated active workstation at their work setting for 16 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Ergonomic Intervention

Participants of both arms will receive a face to face ergonomic workstation optimization intervention. This consultation will take 30 minutes to complete and will be performed at the participant's actual work station.

BEHAVIORAL

Email Intervention

Participants of both arms will receive three emails per week for 16 weeks. Messages will be consistent with what they hear in the ergonomic intervention (e.g., encourage taking breaks from sitting at work and adjusting posture to be in line with ergonomic principles).

DEVICE

Bluetooth enabled device (Wahoo Fitness Blue SC sensor) and accompanying iPod application.

Trial Locations (1)

52242

University of Iowa, Iowa City

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Iowa

OTHER

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