Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2014
The effectiveness of sit-stand workstations for changing office workers' sitting time: results from the Stand@Work randomized controlled trial pilot.
Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03845803 ("Sit - Stand - Be Fit" - Influence of Sit/Stand Workstations on Sedentary Behaviour and the Prevalence and Intensity of Musculoskeletal Diseases in Office Workers of an Austrian Bank Headquarter), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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"Sit - Stand - Be Fit" - Influence of Sit/Stand Workstations on Sedentary Behaviour and the Prevalence and Intensity of Musculoskeletal Diseases in Office Workers of an Austrian Bank Headquarter
Who cites it
59 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Moderators of body composition change in response to sprint interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Where Does the Time Go? Displacement of Device-Measured Sedentary Time in Effective Sedentary Behaviour Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review of the Influence of Physical Work Environment on Office Workers' Physical Activity Behavior.Workplace health & safety · 2022Pooled it
- What works to reduce sedentary behavior in the office, and could these intervention components transfer to the home working environment?: A rapid review and transferability appraisal.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Pooled it
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- The effectiveness and complexity of interventions targeting sedentary behaviour across the lifespan: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- A comparison of self-reported and device measured sedentary behaviour in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
- Device-measured physical activity, sedentary behaviour and cardiometabolic health and fitness across occupational groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Pooled it
- Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- An Integrative, Systematic Review Exploring the Research, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Office Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace-based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- The development, implementation and evaluation of interventions to reduce workplace sitting: a qualitative systematic review and evidence-based operational framework.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Using the CDC's Worksite Health ScoreCard as a Framework to Examine Worksite Health Promotion and Physical Activity.Preventing chronic disease · 2018Pooled it
- Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- The effectiveness of a 6-month intervention with sit-stand workstation in office workers: Results from the SUFHA cluster randomized controlled trial.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Trial
- Feasibility of a Tai Chi with Thera-Band Training Program: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- In-Class Cycling to Augment College Student Academic Performance and Reduce Physical Inactivity: Results from an RCT.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Trial
- Motivational counselling and SMS-reminders for reduction of daily sitting time in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a descriptive randomised controlled feasibility study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Trial
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Abstract
backgroundProlonged sitting time is detrimental for health. Individuals with desk-based occupations tend to sit a great deal and sit-stand workstations have been identified as a potential strategy to reduce sitting time. Hence, the objective of the current study was to examine the effects of using sit-stand workstations on office workers' sitting time at work and over the whole day.
methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial pilot with crossover design and waiting list control in Sydney, Australia from September 2011 to July 2012 (n = 42; 86% female; mean age 38 ± 11 years). Participants used a sit-stand workstation for four weeks in the intervention condition. In the time-matched control condition, participants received nothing and crossed over to the intervention condition after four weeks. The primary outcomes, sitting, standing and walking time at work, were assessed before and after using the workstations with ActivPALs and self-report questionnaires. Secondary outcomes, domain-specific sitting over the whole day, were assessed by self-report. Linear mixed models estimated changes in outcomes adjusting for measurement time, study grouping and covariates.
resultsIntervention participants significantly reduced objectively assessed time spent sitting at work by 73 min/workday (95% CI: -106,-39) and increased standing time at work by 65 min/workday (95% CI: 47, 83); these changes were significant relative to controls (p = 0.004 and p < 0.001, respectively). Total sitting time significantly declined in intervention participants (-80 min/workday; 95% CI: -155, -4).
conclusionsThis study shows that introducing sit-stand workstations in the office can reduce desk-based workers' sitting time at work in the short term. Larger scale studies on more representative samples are needed to determine the public health impact of sit-stand workstations.
trial registrationACTRN12612000072819.
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