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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

Repetitive daily point of choice prompts and occupational sit-stand transfers, concentration and neuromuscular performance in office workers: an RCT.

Lars Donath, Oliver Faude, Yannick Schefer, Ralf Roth, Lukas Zahner

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  10. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  11. The Impact of Active Workstations on Workplace Productivity and Performance: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018
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  13. Workplace interventions for reducing sitting at work.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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  14. Defaults at Work: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Nudges on Stand-Up Working.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lars DonathDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland. lars.donath@unibas.ch.
Oliver FaudeDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland. oliver.faude@unibas.ch.
Yannick ScheferDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland. yannick.schefer@stud.unibas.ch.
Ralf RothDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland. ralf.roth@unibas.ch.
Lukas ZahnerDepartment of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, 4052 Basel, Switzerland. lukas.zahner@unibas.ch.
University of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveProlonged office sitting time adversely affects neuromuscular and cardiovascular health parameters. As a consequence, the present study investigated the effects of prompting the use of height-adjustable working desk (HAWD) on occupational sitting and standing time, neuromuscular outcomes and concentration in office workers.

methodsA single-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT) with parallel group design was conducted. Thirty-eight office workers were supplied with HAWDs and randomly assigned (Strata: physical activity (PA), BMI, gender, workload) to a prompt (INT) or non-prompt (CON) group. INT received three daily screen-based prompts within 12 weeks. CON was only instructed once concerning the benefits of using HAWDs prior to the start of the study. Sitting and standing times were objectively assessed as primary outcomes for one entire working week using the ActiGraph wGT3X-BT at baseline (pre), after 6 (mid) and 12 weeks (post). Concentration (d2-test), postural sway during upright stance (under single, dual and triple task) and lower limb strength endurance (heel-rise) were collected as secondary outcomes.

resultsWith large but not statistically significant within group effects from pre to post, INT increased weekly standing time at work by 9% (p = 0.22, d = 0.8) representing an increase from 7.2 h (4.8) to 9.7 (6.6) h (p = 0.07). Concentration and neuromuscular performance did not change from pre to post testing (0.23 < p < 0.95; 0.001 < ηp² < 0.05).

conclusionLow-frequent and low cost screen-based point of choice prompts (3 per day within 12 weeks) already result in notable increases of occupational standing time of approx. daily 30 min. These stimuli, however, did not relevantly affect neuromuscular outcomes.

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Sedentary BehaviorWorkplaceAdultAttentionChoice BehaviorFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedPhysical EndurancePostureWork

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PMID25903058
PMCPMC4410251
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