ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Does a Classroom Standing Desk Intervention Modify Standing and Sitting Behaviour and Musculoskeletal Symptoms during School Time and Physical Activity during Waking Time?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- School-related sedentary behaviours and indicators of health and well-being among children and youth: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Classroom Active Desks on Children and Adolescents' Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Academic Achievements and Overall Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- 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
- Stand Out in Class: Investigating the Potential Impact of a Sit-Stand Desk Intervention on Children's Sitting and Physical Activity during Class Time and after School.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Stand Out in Class: restructuring the classroom environment to reduce sitting time - findings from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Trial
- Effects of Installing Height-Adjustable Standing Desks on Daily and Domain-Specific Duration of Standing, Sitting, and Stepping in 3rd Grade Primary School Children.Frontiers in public health · 2020Trial
- Standing Desks in a Grade 4 Classroom over the Full School Year.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Do Stand-Biased Desks in the Classroom Change School-Time Activity and Sedentary Behavior?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Pupils' and teachers' experiences with implementing standing desks in secondary schools in Belgium.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Reducing classroom sedentary behaviour: a scoping review of interventions and student involvement.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- The impact and perceptions of standing desk interventions on movement patterns and physical, mental, and academic outcomes in university students: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effects of flexible learning spaces, active breaks, and active lessons on sedentary behaviors, physical activity, learning, and musculoskeletal health in school-aged children: a scoping review.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Review
- Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (AerisFrontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- The Effect of Classroom-Based Interventions on Sedentary Behavior and Spinal Health in Schoolchildren: Systematic Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Review
- Stand-Biased Desks Impact on Cognition in Elementary Students Using a Within-Classroom Crossover Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of using standing desks for 45 minutes on the stress and executive function of elementary school students.PloS one · 2022Article
- Influence of physical activity and postural habits in schoolchildren with scoliosis.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
- A Qualitative Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing 'Sit-To-Stand' Desks in Vocational Education and Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Teachers' Perspective on Strategies to Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Educational Institutions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Impacts of a Standing Desk Intervention within an English Primary School Classroom: A Pilot Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Children are increasingly spending more time sedentary at school and during leisure time. This study examined the effects of a standing desk intervention in a classroom on children's standing and sitting time at school, sedentary and physical activity levels throughout the day (waking hours), and musculoskeletal discomfort. A within-subjects crossover study design was used. Participants used either a standing desk or traditional seated desk for 21 days before swapping desks for another 21 days. Accelerometry and musculoskeletal discomfort data were collected during the last seven days of each 21-day period. Mixed models were used to analyse accelerometry data. Zero-inflated regression models and logistic regression models were used to analyse discomfort data. Forty-seven male students (aged 10⁻11 years) participated in the study. Standing time was 21 min/school day higher (
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