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Effects of a Sedentary Behaviors at Work on Health in Emergency Medical Dispatchers and CODIS Operators (SECODIS)

ConditionsSedentary BehaviorOccupational Stress
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

About this trial

The purpose of the study is to study changes in sedentary behavior following a behavioral intervention (sit-and-stand desk, and cycloergometer)

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Emergency medical dispatchers, Operators of Non-Scheduled Care (OSNP), Ambulance Coordinators (COAM) or firefighters from the departmental fire and rescue operational center (CODIS).

Person able to give an informed consent to participate in research

Affiliated with a Social Security scheme.

Being able to use the sit-stand desk and the cycle ergometer

Disqualifiers

Non-affiliated to a health insurance,

Protected persons (minors, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, guardianship, curatorship, deprived of freedoms, safeguard of justice),

Refusal to participate.

History of PTSD.

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Control

    Behavioral

    A normal working day from of 12h

  • Sit-and-stand desk

    Behavioral

    a working day during which the participants have to get up at least 5 min/hour

  • Cycloergometer

    Behavioral

    a working day during which they can use a cycloergometer installed under the desk

Treatment groups

36 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Emergency medical dispatchersExperimental treatment 3 interventions
Group B: FirefighterExperimental treatment 3 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior measured by actimetry using Actigraph® in number of minutes per day standing/active.

Time frame
12 hours of work corresponding to the control condition
2

Sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior measured by actimetry using Actigraph® in number of minutes per day standing/active.

Time frame
12 hours of work corresponding to the sit-and-stand desk condition
3

Sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior measured by actimetry using Actigraph® in number of minutes per day standing/active.

Time frame
12 hours of work corresponding to the cycloergometer condition

Secondary outcomes

1

Sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior measured by actimetry using Actigraph® in number of minutes standing/active during one week.

Time frame
one-week (168 hours) sit-and-stand desk cycle
2

Sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior measured by actimetry using Actigraph® in number of minutes per day standing/active.

Time frame
one-week (168 hours) control cycle
3

Sedentary behavior

Sedentary behavior measured by actimetry using Actigraph® in number of minutes standing/active during one week.

Time frame
one-week (168 hours) cycloergometer cycle
4

Heart rate variability

The heart rate variability measured using Zephyr®

Time frame
24 hours record corresponding to 12 hours of work and the next 12 hours of rest

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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