Table 1 Summary Table of included studies
Author/Year | Study design | Sample Size | Gender | Age | Health Risk | Setting | Aim | Intervention | Technology tool(s) | Comparison group | Outcome Measure | Longest follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashe 2015 | Pilot RCT | 25 | 25F 0M | All: 64.1 ± 4.6 I: 64.8 ± 4.6 C: 63.1 ± 4.8 | Healthy, not meeting PA guidelines | Community/ home | SB + PA | Group health education, PA/SB, PA prescription, online activity monitor (Fitbit), Fitbit app, public transport tickets | Activity monitor (Fitbit) with online companion and app | Health information | ActiGraph™ | 6 months |
Barwais 2013 | RCT | 33 | 11F 22M | All:27 ± 4.0 I:9.0 ± 4.4 C:26.4 ± 3.0 | Self-reporting >7 h per day sitting | Community/ home | SB + PA | Gruve activity tracker with online companion, motivational emails | Gruve activity tracker with online companion, motivational emails | No intervention | 7-day SLIPA Log | 4 weeks |
Biddle 2015 | RCT | 187 | 128F 59M | All:32.8 ± 5.6 I:32.4 ± 5.4 C:33.3 ± 5.8 | Obese/overweight plus additional risk factor for diabetes | Community/ home | SB | Group education, Gruve activity tracker with online companion, motivational texts/calls | Gruve activity tracker with online companion, motivational texts | Health information + SB information | ActiGraph™, ActivPAL™, IPAQ, Marshall sitting questionna-ire | 12 months |
Carr 2013 | RCT | 40 | 36F 4M | All:44.7 ± 9.6 I:47.6 ± 9.9 C:42.6 ± 8.9 | Apparently healthy, Self-reporting <60 min of moderate to vigorous PA per week, overweight, reporting a minimum of 75% of their work day sitting | Workplace + community/home | SB | Pedal machine, commercial website (Walker Tracker, Portland, Oregon, USA), pedometer, motivational emails | Commercial website (Walker Tracker, Portland, Oregon, USA), motivational emails | Waitlist | StepWatch™ | 12 weeks |
Danquaha 2016 | Cluster RCT | 317 | 210F 107M | All:46 ± 10 I:46 ± 10 C:45 ± 11 | Employees who sit most of the workday | Workplace | SB | Active meetings, lecture, workshop, educational emails/texts, project website | Emails/text, project website | No intervention | ActiGraph™ | 12 weeks |
De Cockera 2016 | RCT | 213 | 146F 67M | All:40.3 ± 9.1 I:40.5 ± 8.6 C:39.3 ± 9.0 | All employees | Workplace | SB | Web based feedback from project website | Web based feedback from project website | Waitlist | ActivPAL™, WSQ | 12 weeks |
Donatha 2015 | RCT | 38 | 23F 8M 7 no data | All:42.42 I:45 ± 12 C:40 ± 10 | Free from cardio-vascular disease | Workplace | SB | Standing desks, computer prompts | Computer prompts | Standing desk | ActiGraph™ | 12 weeks |
Duttaa 2014 | Cross-over RCT | 29 | 19F 9M 1 no data | All: 40.4 (no SD reported) | Employees who sit most of the workday | Workplace | SB | Standing desks, reminder emails | Reminder emails | No intervention | Modular Signal Recorder 145, Gruve, OSPAQ | 4 weeks |
Evansa 2012 | RCT | 30 | 22F 6M 2 no data | All: 44 I:49 ± 8 C: 39 ± 10 | Healthy employees | Workplace | SB | Individual education session, software prompts | Software prompts | Health information + SB information | ActivPAL™ | 5 days |
Judice 2015 | Cross-over RCT | 10 | 5F 5M | All:50.4 ± 11.5 | BMI < 25.0 kg m − 2; not taking medication, not meeting PA guidelines, free from any major disease | Workplace + community/home | SB | Computer prompts, step monitoring, motivational calls/texts | Computer prompts, motivational texts | No intervention | ActivPAL™ | 1 week |
Laska 2016 | RCT | 441 | 298F 143M | All: 22.8 (no SD reported) I:22.9 C:22.8 | BMI: 20–34.9 kg/m2 | Community/home | Life style + SB | Educational course (online/face to face/hybrid), project website, motivational texts/calls | Educational course (online/ face to face/hybrid), project website, motivational texts | Health information | Self-reported screen time behaviours | 24 months |
Maher 2015 | RCT | 195 | 89F 95M 11 no data | All: 20.4 (no SD reported) | All undergraduates | Community/home | SB | SB planning via email | SB planning via email | No intervention | IPAQ | 7 days |
Mainsbridgea 2014 | RCT | 29 | 24F 5M | All: 40.10 I: 36.73 ± 12.38 C: 42.28 ± 9.59 | Employees who sit most of the workday, medically cleared to perform short bouts of PA | Workplace | SB | Group education, prompting software | Prompting software | Health information + SB information | Self-reported sitting | 13 weeks |
Pedersena 2014 | RCT | 34 | 26F 8M | All: 43 I:41.50 ± 12.39 C: 43.88 ± 9.65 | Employees who sit most of the workday, free from existing health conditions | Workplace | SB | Group education, prompting software | Prompting software | Health information + SB information | Self-reported SB | 13 weeks |
Schunaa 2014 | RCT | 41 | 40F 1M | All: 40.1 ± 10.1 I:40.0 ± 9.5 C: 40.3 ± 10.9 | Overweight/obese office workers. | Workplace | SB + PA | Treadmill desk, computer prompts | Computer prompts, email | No intervention | ActiGraph™ | 12 weeks |
Urdaa 2016 | RCT | 48 | 48F 0M | All: 48 ± 10 | Employees who sit most of the workday | Workplace | Life style + SB | Educational handout, computer prompt | Computer prompts | No intervention | ActivPAL™ | 5 days |
Van Berkela 2014 | RCT | 257 | 173F 84M | All: 45.5 I: 46.0 ± 9.4 C: 45.1 ± 9.6 | All employees | Workplace | Life style + SB | Mindfulness sessions, nutrition support, e-coaching, intranet webpage | E-coaching (email), intranet webpage | Health information | Self-reported SB | 12 months |