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Interrupting Sitting Time During Postprandial State

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Franklin Pierce University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Treatments

Behavioral: 3-min Exercise Per 15 Min
Behavioral: 3-min Exercise Per 30 Min

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04590729
TM9282020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The literature has shown that interrupting sitting time with frequent physical activities (e.g., cycling on a stationary bike for 3 minutes every 30 minutes of sitting) is effective for decreasing blood sugar levels. However, the optimal frequency and distribution of sitting interruption remains less clear. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two different protocols of sitting interruption (i.e., 3 minutes of cycling every 30 minutes versus 3 minutes of cycling every 15 minutes) on blood sugar levels.

Full description

This study will involve two different physical activity conditions and a control condition. Each participant will undergo the three conditions in a random order. The first protocol involves 3 minutes of cycling on a stationary bike at moderate intensity every 30 minutes for 6 hours, totaling 36 minutes of cycling exercise. The second protocol involves 3 minutes of cycling on a stationary bike at moderate intensity every 15 minutes for 3 hours to match the total exercise duration in the first protocol. Participants will remain seated for 3 hours to match to the total time spent in the lab. For the control condition, participants will remain seated. For each condition, participants will be provided with two meals, one before the protocol and another one in the middle of the protocol. The meals will be purchased from the cafeteria on campus based on the participant's own choice as long as carbohydrates account for 55-65% of total calories. Participants will eat identical meals across the three conditions.

Enrollment

11 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Apparently healthy persons
  • Sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion criteria

  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Pulmonary diseases
  • Metabolic diseases
  • Other contraindications to exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Triple Blind

11 participants in 3 patient groups

3-min Exercise Per 30 Min
Experimental group
Description:
This protocol involves 3 minutes of cycling on a stationary bike at moderate intensity every 30 minutes for 6 hours, totaling 36 minutes of cycling exercise.
Treatment:
Behavioral: 3-min Exercise Per 30 Min
3-min Exercise Per 15 Min
Experimental group
Description:
This protocol involves 3 minutes of cycling on a stationary bike at moderate intensity every 15 minutes for 3 hours to match the total exercise duration in the first protocol.
Treatment:
Behavioral: 3-min Exercise Per 15 Min
Sitting
No Intervention group
Description:
Sitting control.

Trial contacts and locations

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