NCT03274635

Penn State Hershey Sitting and Health Study

Desk-Compatible Elliptical Device: Feasibility Evaluation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to: (a) evaluate if a desk-based elliptical device can help employees to increase their daily physical activity without compromising work productivity; and (b) evaluate the effects of different types of incentives for pedaling the desk-based elliptical device on employees' pedaling quantity over a one-month intervention period. The study will involve placing a compact elliptical device (provided at no cost by the research team) under employees' desk at Penn State Hershey Medical Center/College of Medicine. Data evaluating the effects of the elliptical device on work productivity will be obtained from both employees and the employees' supervisors.

Conditions

• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Desk-based pedaling device and pedaling incentives provided	Varying types of incentives, equivalent in monetary value, will be randomly assigned across the 6 arms to promote regular desk-based pedaling. A free desk-based pedaling device will be provided. Effects on amount of desk-based pedaling and work productivity will be evaluated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-16
• Primary completion: 2019-06-12
• Completion: 2020-03-11
• First posted: 2017-09-07
• Last updated: 2020-10-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States