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Sedentary LifestyleNCT02894099

Cardiovascular Risk in Sedentary Elderly During Prolonged Sitting Time Versus Intermittent Sitting Time

A study testing Prolonged sitting time, PST+Light intensity Short bouts PA and PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PA in people with Sedentary Lifestyle, run by University of Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.

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Trial summary

In adults, the sedentary behavior was related to cardiovascular risk markers, regardless of the level of physical activity (PA). However, the interruption of prolonged sedentary time has shown positive results even when performed in breaks of low intensity and short duration of activity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Sedentary Lifestyle
What is being tested?
Prolonged sitting time, PST+Light intensity Short bouts PA and PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PA
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
16 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
Aug 2015to Dec 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 65 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Sedentary older women according World Health Organization, defined as not performing moderate to vigorous physical activity and vigorous for 150 min / week for at least 3 months;
  • BMI <to 35.00 kg / m2;
  • Sign the Informed Consent.

Who cannot join

  • Previous diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus;
  • Use of any medication for glycemic control;
  • Orthopedic problems that impair walking or use of orthoses for walking.
  • Relative or absolute contraindications to perform physical activity.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Fernanda PA Pessanha, Master contact

+5516981135032

fernandapessanha@usp.br

Priscila G Fassini, PhD contact

+551633153370

priscilafassini@usp.br

Brazil1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Clinics Hospital of the Ribeirao Preto Medical School

    Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14048-900

    Recruiting

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: Blood Glucose, Insulin Response and Inflammatory Markers in Sedentary Elderly During Prolonged Sitting Time Versus Intermittent Sitting Time

In adults, the sedentary behavior was related to cardiovascular risk markers, regardless of the level of physical activity (PA). However, the interruption of prolonged sedentary time has shown positive results even when performed in breaks of low intensity and short duration of activity. The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of a sedentary uninterrupted period, as well as different forms of breaks in sedentary time for the glycemic, insulin and inflammatory markers responses in older adults. This is a controlled clinical trial to be conducted in older (≥ 65 years) and sedentary (<150 min / week of moderate to vigorous physical activity) people. Those with BMI ≥ to 35.00 kg /m2; diabetic, on medication for glycemic control, or with absolute or relative contraindications to PA practice will not be included . Participants will undergo four phases of intervention separated by an interval of 7 days: (1) Prolonged Sitting Time(PST), in which older people will stay for 5 hours seated; (2) Prolonged sitting with PA of light intensity and short duration (LiSd), time sitting is interrupted for PA bouts of 50-60% of the Heart Rate (HR)max; (3) Prolonged sitting with PA of moderate intensity and short duration (MiSd), time sitting will be interrupted for PA bouts of 65-75% predicted HR max; (4) Prolonged sitting with PA of moderate intensity and long duration (MiLd,) time sitting will be interrupted with PA bouts of 65-75% of HRmax. PA bouts will be performed by walking into a hallway every 20 minutes of sitting time and will last 2 minutes, except in MiLd phase (10 minute breaks every 75 minutes). To evaluate the effects of different PA interruptions in plasma glucose, serum insulin and inflammatory markers, blood samples will be collected serially (-30min, Baseline and 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after a standardized meal. It is expect that interruption of sedentary time, even with breaks of short duration and light intensity can bring benefits to cardiovascular risk markers even in the elderly.

Being tested
Prolonged sitting time, PST+Light intensity Short bouts PA, PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PA, PST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PA
Keywords
Aged, Sedentary Behaviour, Blood Glucose, Insulin, Inflammatory markers
Medical subject headings
Sedentary Behavior, Insulin Resistance

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Prolonged sitting timeOther

    Volunteers will be continuously sitting on a chair for 5 hours and should move the least possible. If the participant needs to stand from the chair, the stage will be invalidated.

  • PST+Light intensity Short bouts PAOther

    Volunteers will have their time sitting interrupted every 20 minutes for 2 minutes of physical activity of low intensity. In the active period, participants will be encouraged to walk in the hallway and reach a training heart rate between 50-60% HR max predicted for the age and measured by heart rate monitor. The Borg scale will be used at the beginning and the end of each active period in order to measure the subjective effort of the participants. In the end the volunteers will be sitting 5 hours and have 30 minutes (15 bouts of 2 minutes) of light intensity physical activity.

  • PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PAOther

    Volunteers will have their time sitting interrupted every 20 minutes for 2 minutes of physical activity of moderate intensity. In the active period, participants will be encouraged to walk in the hallway and reach a training heart rate between 65 a 75% HR max predicted for the age and measured by heart rate monitor. The Borg scale will be used at the beginning and the end of each active period in order to measure the subjective effort of the participants. In the end the volunteers will be sitting 5 hours and have 30 minutes (15 bouts of 2 minutes)of moderate intensity physical activity.

  • PST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PAOther

    Volunteers will have their time sitting interrupted every 75 minutes for 10 minutes of physical activity of moderate intensity. In the active period, participants will be encouraged to walk in the hallway and reach a training heart rate between 65 a 75% HR max predicted for the age and measured by heart rate monitor. The Borg scale will be used at the beginning and the end of each active period in order to measure the subjective effort of the participants. In the end the volunteers will be sitting 5 hours and have 30 minutes (3 bouts of 10 minutes) of moderate intensity physical activity.

Study groups in NCT02894099
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Prolonged Sitting Time (PST)ExperimentalUninterrupted sitting time of 5 hours
Receives: Other: Prolonged sitting time
PST+Light intensity Short bouts PAExperimentalSitting prolonged interrupted with breaks of 2 minutes of light physical activity
Receives: Other: PST+Light intensity Short bouts PA
PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PAExperimentalSitting prolonged interrupted with breaks of 2 minutes of moderate physical activity
Receives: Other: PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PA
PST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PAExperimentalSitting prolonged interrupted with breaks of 10 minutes of moderate physical activity
Receives: Other: PST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PA

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in blood glucose area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention

    Assessed by serial blood sampling.The first blood sampling is performed 30 minutes before ingestion of a standard meal mixed solution composed of carbohydrate, fat and protein. The collection of serial blood will be collected in time (-30min, Baseline, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after the meal). The results will be expressed in mg.dl.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  2. Change in insulin area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention

    Assessed by serial blood sampling. The first blood sampling is performed 30 minutes before ingestion of a standard meal mixed solution composed of carbohydrate, fat and protein. The collection of serial blood will be collected in time (-30min, Baseline, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after the meal).The results will be expressed in µIU/ml.

    Measured: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Assessment of physical performance

    The physical performance will be evaluated by the Short Physical Performance Battery test.

    Measured: 1 day

  2. Assessment of handgrip strength

    Measure of handgrip strength with a manual dynamometer (Saehan)

    Measured: 1 day

  3. Assessment of muscle strength of knee extensors

    Measure of muscle strength of the lower limbs (knee extension) with a isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex 4 Pro)

    Measured: 1 day

  4. Physical Activity behaviour

    use of a tri-axial accelerometer to measure profile of spontaneous physical activity

    Measured: 7 days

  5. Change in Inflammatory Cytokines area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention

    Assessed by serial blood sampling. The first sampling is performed 30 minutes before ingestion of a standard meal mixed solution composed of carbohydrate, fat and protein. The collection of serial blood will be collected in time (-30min, Baseline, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after the meal).

    Measured: 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Sep 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2015
  3. Primary completionDec 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2016 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
16 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02894099
Sponsor's protocol ID
1563/2015
Status last verified
Aug 2016
First submitted
26 Jul 2016
Last updated
9 Sep 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Dunstan DW, Kingwell BA, Larsen R, Healy GN, Cerin E, Hamilton MT, Shaw JE, Bertovic DA, Zimmet PZ, Salmon J, Owen N. Breaking up prolonged sitting reduces postprandial glucose and insulin responses. Diabetes Care. 2012 May;35(5):976-83. doi: 10.2337/dc11-1931. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

    PubMed 22374636
  • Benatti FB, Ried-Larsen M. The Effects of Breaking up Prolonged Sitting Time: A Review of Experimental Studies. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2015 Oct;47(10):2053-61. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000654.

    PubMed 26378942
  • Bailey DP, Locke CD. Breaking up prolonged sitting with light-intensity walking improves postprandial glycemia, but breaking up sitting with standing does not. J Sci Med Sport. 2015 May;18(3):294-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.03.008. Epub 2014 Mar 20.

    PubMed 24704421
  • Chastin SF, Egerton T, Leask C, Stamatakis E. Meta-analysis of the relationship between breaks in sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic health. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Sep;23(9):1800-10. doi: 10.1002/oby.21180.

    PubMed 26308477
  • Bailey DP, Broom DR, Chrismas BC, Taylor L, Flynn E, Hough J. Breaking up prolonged sitting time with walking does not affect appetite or gut hormone concentrations but does induce an energy deficit and suppresses postprandial glycaemia in sedentary adults. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2016 Mar;41(3):324-31. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0462. Epub 2015 Dec 14.

    PubMed 26872294
  • Dunstan DW, Wiesner G, Eakin EG, Neuhaus M, Owen N, LaMontagne AD, Moodie M, Winkler EA, Fjeldsoe BS, Lawler S, Healy GN. Reducing office workers' sitting time: rationale and study design for the Stand Up Victoria cluster randomized trial. BMC Public Health. 2013 Nov 9;13:1057. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1057.

    PubMed 24209423

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Prolonged sitting time, PST+Light intensity Short bouts PA and PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PA in people with Sedentary Lifestyle, run by University of Sao Paulo at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Sep 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Fernanda PA Pessanha, Master (+5516981135032, fernandapessanha@usp.br), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in blood glucose area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention (time frame: 4 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02894099, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Sep 2016.

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