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| RAEngSRF | Other Grant/Funding Number | Royal Academy of Engineering & Microsoft Research |
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| Royal Academy of Engineering | UNKNOWN |
| Microsoft Research | INDUSTRY |
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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.
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
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| posture: sitting or standing | Behavioral | 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. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| evidence of postural effect on cognitive performance | use of standard cognitive exectutive function measures carried out in seated / standing position. | within the hour |
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| Interaction between posture and phyiological state against cognitive executive function performance | Other key measures that will be used to evaluate the intervention are heart rate variablility, heart rate and eeg. | with the hour |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| m.c. schraefel, phd | University of Southampton | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Southampton | Southampton | Hampshire | SO171BJ | United Kingdom |
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| initial tech report related to this study | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000078783 | Standing Position |
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| D011187 | Posture |
| D009142 | Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena |
| D055687 | Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena |
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