Standing up against office sitting: A study protocol.
Philippe Gradidge, Merling Phaswana, Katrien Wijndaele, Nigel Crowther, Catherine Draper
PMID 32935066WHAT IT FOUND
No results are available.
This paper describes the plan for a future study testing whether sit-stand desks and health messages reduce sitting time and heart disease risk in office workers, but the research has not yet been conducted.
What this paper is
This is a study protocol describing the planned methods for a future trial, not a report of completed research. It outlines how office workers in South Africa will be randomised to receive sit-stand desks and health messages versus usual care, and lists the measurements to be taken. No participants have been enrolled or assessed, so there are no results, findings, or conclusions to act on.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume that sit-stand desks or health messages have been proven effective in this population. The paper only details the protocol for a trial that has not yet reported any outcomes.