The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers
Abstract Background Large volumes of sitting time have been associated with multiple health risks. To reduce sitting time of office workers working for a Dutch insurance company, the Dynamic Work intervention was developed. The primary objective of this paper is to describe the study protocol of the...
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| author | Judith G. M. Jelsma Lidewij R. Renaud Maaike A. Huysmans Jennifer K. Coffeng Anne Loyen Femke van Nassau Judith E. Bosmans Erwin M. Speklé Allard J. van der Beek Hidde P. van der Ploeg |
| author_facet | Judith G. M. Jelsma Lidewij R. Renaud Maaike A. Huysmans Jennifer K. Coffeng Anne Loyen Femke van Nassau Judith E. Bosmans Erwin M. Speklé Allard J. van der Beek Hidde P. van der Ploeg |
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| description | Abstract Background Large volumes of sitting time have been associated with multiple health risks. To reduce sitting time of office workers working for a Dutch insurance company, the Dynamic Work intervention was developed. The primary objective of this paper is to describe the study protocol of the Dynamic Work study, which aims to evaluate if this multicomponent intervention is (cost-)effective in reducing total sitting time on the short-term (≈3 months) and longer-term (≈12 months) compared to usual practice. Methods/design This two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial will recruit 250 desk-based office workers working at different locations of an insurance company in the Netherlands. After baseline measurements, departments will be matched in pairs and each pair will be randomly assigned to the control or intervention condition. The multicomponent intervention contains organizational (i.e. face to face session with the head of the department), work environmental (i.e. the introduction of sit-stand desks and cycling workstations), and individual elements (i.e. counselling and activity/sitting tracker with a self-help program booklet). The counselling involves two group intervention sessions and four on-site department consultations with an occupational physiotherapist. Sitting time (primary outcome), upright time and step counts will be assessed objectively using the activPAL activity monitor at baseline, short-term (approximately 3 months) and longer-term (12 months). Other outcomes will include: self-reported lifestyle behaviours, anthropometrics, work-related outcomes (i.e. absenteeism, presenteeism, work performance, work-related stress), health-related outcomes (i.e. vitality, musculoskeletal symptoms, need for recovery, quality of life), and costs from both company and societal perspective. The study will include economic and process evaluations. Discussion This study will assess the longer-term (cost-) effectiveness of a multicomponent workplace intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in comparison with usual practice. Furthermore, the process evaluation will provide insights in factors associated with successful implementation of this intervention. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03115645; Registered 13 April 2017. Retrospectively registered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-32811a0ec83b440e9558e44ebf4aa0722022-12-21T17:49:12ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582019-02-0119111310.1186/s12889-019-6467-0The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workersJudith G. M. Jelsma0Lidewij R. Renaud1Maaike A. Huysmans2Jennifer K. Coffeng3Anne Loyen4Femke van Nassau5Judith E. Bosmans6Erwin M. Speklé7Allard J. van der Beek8Hidde P. van der Ploeg9Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamArbo Unie, Occupational Health ServiceDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAbstract Background Large volumes of sitting time have been associated with multiple health risks. To reduce sitting time of office workers working for a Dutch insurance company, the Dynamic Work intervention was developed. The primary objective of this paper is to describe the study protocol of the Dynamic Work study, which aims to evaluate if this multicomponent intervention is (cost-)effective in reducing total sitting time on the short-term (≈3 months) and longer-term (≈12 months) compared to usual practice. Methods/design This two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial will recruit 250 desk-based office workers working at different locations of an insurance company in the Netherlands. After baseline measurements, departments will be matched in pairs and each pair will be randomly assigned to the control or intervention condition. The multicomponent intervention contains organizational (i.e. face to face session with the head of the department), work environmental (i.e. the introduction of sit-stand desks and cycling workstations), and individual elements (i.e. counselling and activity/sitting tracker with a self-help program booklet). The counselling involves two group intervention sessions and four on-site department consultations with an occupational physiotherapist. Sitting time (primary outcome), upright time and step counts will be assessed objectively using the activPAL activity monitor at baseline, short-term (approximately 3 months) and longer-term (12 months). Other outcomes will include: self-reported lifestyle behaviours, anthropometrics, work-related outcomes (i.e. absenteeism, presenteeism, work performance, work-related stress), health-related outcomes (i.e. vitality, musculoskeletal symptoms, need for recovery, quality of life), and costs from both company and societal perspective. The study will include economic and process evaluations. Discussion This study will assess the longer-term (cost-) effectiveness of a multicomponent workplace intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in comparison with usual practice. Furthermore, the process evaluation will provide insights in factors associated with successful implementation of this intervention. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03115645; Registered 13 April 2017. Retrospectively registered.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6467-0Sitting timeOffice workersSit-stand deskDynamic workstationWorkplaceRandomized controlled trial |
| spellingShingle | Judith G. M. Jelsma Lidewij R. Renaud Maaike A. Huysmans Jennifer K. Coffeng Anne Loyen Femke van Nassau Judith E. Bosmans Erwin M. Speklé Allard J. van der Beek Hidde P. van der Ploeg The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers BMC Public Health Sitting time Office workers Sit-stand desk Dynamic workstation Workplace Randomized controlled trial |
| title | The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers |
| title_full | The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers |
| title_fullStr | The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers |
| title_short | The Dynamic Work study: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers |
| title_sort | dynamic work study study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial of an occupational health intervention aimed at reducing sitting time in office workers |
| topic | Sitting time Office workers Sit-stand desk Dynamic workstation Workplace Randomized controlled trial |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6467-0 |
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