30
Participants
Start Date
March 14, 2016
Primary Completion Date
September 5, 2016
Study Completion Date
September 5, 2016
interruptions of work tasks
"During each activity two interruptions/breaks were selected randomly from a set of ten predetermined actions:~Active break types:~* Move shoulder and upper back~* Swing arms near the body~* Three slow but forceful elevations of the shoulders, a relaxation exercise based on the principles developed by Jacobson~* Stand up and stretch~* Slowly turn head in all possible directions.~Passive break types:~* Tell a couple of jokes~* Stand up and have a drink~* Relaxing the trapezius~* Questions on actual posture and feelings of comfort / discomfort.~* A short rest on the couch"
University of Turin, Italy
OTHER
University of Lausanne
OTHER
University of Michigan
OTHER
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
OTHER