NCT01641588

Are You Sitting Down: Cognitive Exectutive Function Task Comparison Between Seated and Standing Positions

Are You Sitting Down: Cognitive Exectutive Function Task Comparison Between Seated and Standing Positions Using Assessments From CNS Vital Signs Test Battery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Southampton · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 21 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this trial has been to explore the effects of self-positioning on cognitive performance in the work environment using a standardized cognitive test battery to evaluate executive function under two conditions: sitting and standing.

Detailed description

The aim of this trial has been to explore the effects of self-positioning on cognitive performance in the work environment using a standardized cognitive test battery to evaluate executive function under two conditions: sitting and standing. Methods: This counterbalanced controlled trial involved 17 men (mean age +/-SD: 29.8 +/- 5.5) all with a science background and graduate degrees. The participants were accustomed to working in an open environment and none of whom currently using standing desks. We used a modified version of the CNS Vital Signs (CNSVS) test battery to assess cognitive executive function (CEF) in two typical work positions - standing and seated. Participants were randomly assigned to a standing or seated position to begin the testing procedure. Upon completion of the first test round they were instructed to rest for 10 min. in a dark room with no distractions before commencing the second round of testing positioned in the alternate fashion. The main outcome measure was a CNSVS score in each of the six CEF domains in the two different work positions

Conditions

• (Focus) Posture Effect on Cognitive Performance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	posture: sitting or standing	Intervention: postural position - whether seated or standing. The person carries out a battery of cognitive executive functioning assessments delivered via a laptop and carried out with the laptop keyboard while either seated or standing.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2012-03-01
• First posted: 2012-07-17
• Last updated: 2012-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom