Status:
RECRUITING
Better Breaks: Strength Breaks vs Walk Breaks for Sedentary Behavior Breaks
Lead Sponsor:
Stanford University
Conditions:
Sedentary Employees
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study investigates the benefits of two different types of 2 minute activity breaks during sedentary workdays for people who sit for long periods of time in sedentary jobs.
Detailed Description
For this study, participants are randomly assigned to one of two physical activity breaks and for 8 weeks are to do 4 per day and track their daily breaks and productivity. There are many measurements...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
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- Identify inclusion criteria.
- Sedentary occupation (e.g., clerical work, data entry, call center, receptionists)
- Full time employment remote or on-site
- Able to safely perform bodyweight squats and lunges
- Over 30 years old
- Not currently doing a strength training program
- Not currently taking planned activity breaks at work
- Has a smart phone with a camera and unlimited text plans
- Interested in participating
- Fluent in English
- Not currently on insulin or any glucose lowering medication
Exclusion
- Yes to any of the physical activity readiness criteria questionnaire (e.g. cardiac symptoms with increasing heart rate, dizziness upon performing exercise)
- Participating in another research study on diet, weight loss, or any physical activity.
- If their doctor has ever said to not strength train
- Having insulin dependence
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 5 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06909097
Start Date
October 5 2024
End Date
March 1 2026
Last Update
April 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Stanford Prevention Research Center
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304