Status:
COMPLETED
The Impact of Treadmills and Cooler Environments for Office Workplaces on Ergonomics, Heating Energy Requirements, Performance, as Well as Back and Cardiometabolic Health
Lead Sponsor:
RWTH Aachen University
Conditions:
Healthy Male and Female Subjects
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the project is to gain insights into the effects of treadmills at a standing desk and reduced room temperature on back and cardiometabolic health, cognitive performance, thermal comfort, an...
Detailed Description
This is a controlled intervention study with a crossover design. Participants are assigned to different conditions in which they perform both sedentary and walking desk activities at different room te...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Physically active, healthy test subjects
- Participants who are able to understand the research project
- Adult test volunteers (aged \>18 and \<40)
- German language skills at B2-C2 level
Exclusion
- An implanted pacemaker
- Participants who are unable to give consent/participants with a legal representative
- Age under 18 or over 40
- Pregnant participants
- Participants with a BMI \>28
- Participants with underlying diseases with significant functional limitations (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure)
- Reading and/or spelling disorders or combined disorders of scholastic skills (ICD-10 F81.0 - F81.3)
- Participants with a possible SARS-CoV-2 infection will be excluded from the study for the duration of the infection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 3 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07140536
Start Date
July 3 2025
End Date
August 31 2025
Last Update
December 16 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University hospital at RWTH Aachen
Aachen, Germany, 52074