Sedentary LifestyleNCT03648216

The Effect of Experimentally Increasing Sedentary Behaviour on Subjective Well-being

A study testing HAPA behavioural counseling in people with Sedentary Lifestyle and Quality of Life, run by Western University, Canada at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record

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Trial summary

Who is it for?: Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for: Sedentary Lifestyle, Quality of Life
What is being tested?: HAPA behavioural counseling
Type of treatment: Lifestyle or therapy programme
Could I receive a placebo?: No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people: 46 participants
Where: 1 siteCanada
Study dates: 7 Jan 2020to 17 Mar 2021
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 18 years and older
All sexes
Healthy volunteers accepted
Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

18 years of age or older
Full-time student attending Western University
Able to read and write in English
Self-reporting ≥150 minutes/week of moderate-vigorous physical activity

Who cannot join

Self-reporting a mental illness
Currently having a physical disability that would prevent walking

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site

Exercise and Health Psychology Lab, Western University
London, Ontario, N6A 2G5

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Experimentally Increasing Sedentary Behaviour on Subjective Well-being in Non-sedentary University Students

This study will explore the causality between outcomes of subjective well-being and sedentary behavior, through experimentally increasing the sedentary behavior levels of active university students. Half of the eligible participants will receive a behavioral counseling intervention to increase sedentary behavior over one week, while the other half will receive no instructions. After one week, all participants will receive no instructions and continue to wear the inclinometer for another week.

Read the detailed description

The relationship between subjective well-being (SWB) and sedentary behavior (SB) has been briefly explored. However, the causality of the relationship (i.e., do higher levels of SB cause changes in SWB, or vice-versa) has not been fully examined. Experimentally increasing SB and observing the potential subsequent effect on SWB, in otherwise non-sedentary individuals, may help to determine the causation between SB and SWB.

An active sample of full-time university students attending Western University will be recruited. Upon obtaining consent, demographics will be taken. Baseline sedentary behavior levels will be confirmed objectively through inclinometer wear for 1-week. Upon confirmation of sufficient sedentary/non-sedentary time, participants will complete questionnaires assessing past-week: SWB, SB, physical activity, depression, and anxiety questionnaires. Participants will also be randomized to either a behavioral counseling intervention group, or a no-contact control group. Participants will then continue wearing the inclinometer for 1 week. After the intervention week, participants will complete the questionnaires again, after which all participants will be told to continue daily behavior, and wear the inclinometer for another week. Upon completion of this follow-up week, participants will complete questionnaires again.

Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle, Quality of Life
Being tested: HAPA behavioural counseling
Keywords: Sedentary Behaviour, Subjective Well-Being, University Students
Medical subject headings: Sedentary Behavior

What participants receive

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

HAPA behavioural counselingBehavioural
Behavioural counseling grounded in the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA; i.e., action planning and coping planning) to maximize sedentary behaviour and minimize steps taken.

Study groups in NCT03648216
Study group	Role	What they receive
Intervention Group	Experimental	The intervention group will receive a pedometer and HAPA behavioural counseling with the aim of limiting their daily step count to <5000 steps per day, over a one week period. Counseling strategies will be grounded in the HAPA model - specifically, creating an action plan and coping strategies for maximizing their daily sedentary behaviour and minimizing steps taken. Strategies may include: driving to locations more often, refraining from physical activity as much as possible, and/or completing tasks in sedentary postures. Receives: Behavioral: HAPA behavioural counseling
Control Group	No intervention	The control group will not receive any behavioural intervention or instruction.

What is being measured

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

Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Affect) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being (specifically, affect) will be assessed through the Positive Affect \& Negative Affect Scale (PANAS).
The PANAS consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Participants indicate the extent to which they feel a particular feeling and emotion over the past week, using a 5-point scale that ranges from 1 "very slightly or not at all" to 5 "extremely".
An overall score for both positive and negative affect is calculated by summing up the points for those particular feelings/emotions (e.g., interested for positive affect, distressed for negative affect). Scores for positive affect can range from 10-50, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect. Scores for negative affect can range from 10-50, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Life Satisfaction) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being (specifically, life satisfaction) will be assessed through the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS); a 5-item scale designed to measure global cognitive judgments of one's life satisfaction.
Participants indicate how much they agree or disagree with each of the 5-items over the past week, using a 7-point scale that ranges from 7 "strongly agree" to 1 "strongly disagree". An overall score (from 5 to 35) is calculated through summing the responses to the 5-items.
Recommended cutoffs for interpretation are: 5-9, extremely dissatisfied; 10-14, dissatisfied; 15-19, slightly dissatisfied; 20, neutral; 21-25, slightly satisfied; 26-30, satisfied; 31-35, very satisfied.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Eudaimonic Well-Being) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being (Eudaimonic Well-Being) will be assessed through the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS); a 6- or 7-item scale that assesses the state of feeling alive and alert - to having energy available to the self. For the purposes of this study, the 6-item individual difference level version of the SVS will be utilized.
Participants indicate the degree in which a statement/item is true in general in their life, ranging from 1 "not at all" to 7 "very true". An overall score is obtained by averaging the scores for each of the 6-items, with higher scores indicating a greater feeling of vitality.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being will be assessed through the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS).
The WEMWBS consists of 14-items that assesses subjective well-being through both hedonic and eudaimonic dimensions of well-being. Participants select the option that best describes their experience with each of the 14-items over the last week (note: the original questionnaire assesses the last two weeks), using a 5-point scale that ranges from 1 "none of the time" to 5 "all of the time".
A total score is calculated by summing the 14 individual statement scores. The minimum score is 14 and the maximum is 70, with higher scores indicating greater levels of subjective well-being.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up

Secondary outcomes (5)

Change from pre-randomization self-reported Physical Activity at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Average self-reported total weekday and weekend time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activities in the last 7 days will be assessed through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Seven - Short Form Past 7 Days (IPAQ-S7S).
Participants report how many days per week (0-7) and how many hours/minutes per day they spent engaged in vigorous and moderate intensity physical activity, as well as walking.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization self-reported Sedentary Behaviour at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Average self-reported weekday and weekend domain-specific time spent sedentary over the past 7 days will be assessed through the modified SIT-Q 7d questionnaire. Participants indicate on a scale of responses the range of times that best correspond to the average amount of time they spent sedentary on weekdays/weekends in domains of: Sleeping and Napping, Meals, Transportation, Occupation(s), Screen Time, and Other Activities, during the past 7 days. Response ranges typically span 30 minutes to 1 hour (e.g., Less than 30 minutes, 1-2 hours).
Average total sitting time per weekday will be assessed through a single question on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Seven - Short Form Past 7 Days (IPAQ-S7S): "During the last 7 days, how much time did you spend sitting on a weekday?" Average total sitting time per day; assessed through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Seven - Short Form Past 7 Days (IPAQ-S7S)
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Depression at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Depressive symptomatology will be assessed through the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).
The CES-D scale is a short self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population. Participants indicate how often in the past week they have felt or behaved for each of the 20 feelings/behaviors in the scale. Options range from: rarely or none of the time (less than 1 day), some or little of the time (1-2 days), occasionally or a moderate amount of time (3-5 days), and most or all of the time (5-7 days). These options correspond to a score of either: 0, 1, 2, or 3, depending on the framing of the question.
A total score is achieved through summing the scores for all 20 questions; scores range from 0-60, with lower scores indicating a lower symptomatomology for depression. A clinical cut-off point of 20 has been recommended.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Anxiety (State) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
State anxiety will be assessed through the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Form Y-1. Participants read each of the 20 statements and then write the number in the blank at the end of the statement that indicates how they feel right now (i.e., at this moment).
Responses range from: 1 - not at all, to 4 - very much so; these response correspond to a score of 1-4 for anxiety-related items, and 4-1 for anxiety-absent items. A total score is obtained by summing the scores for each question. Total scores range from 20-80, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety. A cut point of 39-40 has been suggested to detect clinically significant symptoms for the State Anxiety scale.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization objectively-measured Sedentary Behaviour at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Average objectively-reported weekday and weekend time spent sedentary over the past 7 days will be assessed through the ActivPAL4 inclinometer. Participants will wear the device on their thigh for a period of 7 days. The inclinometer is able to track and distinguish between sitting, standing, and other non-sedentary behaviours. The ActivPAL software can be used to extract data from the device to form daily levels of sedentary behaviour over the last 7 days. Activity can then be averaged to form a weekly average of time spent sedentary.
Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up

Timeline

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

7 Jan 202017 Mar 2021

First posted27 Aug 2018
Study start7 Jan 2020
Primary completion17 Mar 2021
Study completion17 Mar 2021

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Other trials for Sedentary LifestyleStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
More trials run by Western University, CanadaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

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
Primary purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Model description: Upon obtaining consent, eligible participants will complete a week-long baseline period and then will be randomly assigned to either a 1-week intervention or control group, followed by a 1-week follow-up period.
Masking: Single blind
Who is masked: Participant
Enrolment: 46 participants (actual)

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03648216
Sponsor's protocol ID: 112536
Status last verified: Feb 2024
First submitted: 14 Aug 2018
Last updated: 1 Mar 2024
Results posted: No
Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No
Individual data sharing: Yes: Upon publication of the research results, IPD will be shared into the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR)

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Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Mar 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title: The Effect of Experimentally Increasing Sedentary Behaviour on Subjective Well-being in Non-sedentary University Students
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03648216
Acronym / sponsor ID: 112536
Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle, Quality of Life
Keywords: Sedentary Behaviour, Subjective Well-Being, University Students
Study type: Interventional
Recruitment status: Completed
Enrolment: 46 participants (actual)
Lead sponsor: Western University, CanadaUniversity, hospital or other
Collaborators: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Study start: 7 Jan 2020 (actual)
Primary completion: 17 Mar 2021 (actual)
Study completion: 17 Mar 2021 (actual)
First posted: 27 Aug 2018 (actual)
Results: Not posted in the source record

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

Detailed description

Study design

Primary purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Masking: Single blind (participant)
Number of arms: 2
Model description: Upon obtaining consent, eligible participants will complete a week-long baseline period and then will be randomly assigned to either a 1-week intervention or control group, followed by a 1-week follow-up period.

Arm	Type	Receives
Intervention Group	Experimental	Behavioral: HAPA behavioural counselingThe intervention group will receive a pedometer and HAPA behavioural counseling with the aim of limiting their daily step count to <5000 steps per day, over a one week period. Counseling strategies will be grounded in the HAPA model - specifically, creating an action plan and coping strategies for maximizing their daily sedentary behaviour and minimizing steps taken. Strategies may include: driving to locations more often, refraining from physical activity as much as possible, and/or completing tasks in sedentary postures.
Control Group	No intervention	–The control group will not receive any behavioural intervention or instruction.

Who may qualify

Ages: 18 years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepted
Age groups: Adult, Older adult

Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)

18 years of age or older
Full-time student attending Western University
Able to read and write in English
Self-reporting ≥150 minutes/week of moderate-vigorous physical activity

Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)

Self-reporting a mental illness
Currently having a physical disability that would prevent walking

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Interventions

Intervention	Type	Arms
HAPA behavioural counselingBehavioural counseling grounded in the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA; i.e., action planning and coping planning) to maximize sedentary behaviour and minimize steps taken.	Behavioural	Intervention Group

Primary outcome

Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Affect) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being (specifically, affect) will be assessed through the Positive Affect \& Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). The PANAS consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Participants indicate the extent to which they feel a particular feeling and emotion over the past week, using a 5-point scale that ranges from 1 "very slightly or not at all" to 5 "extremely". An overall score for both positive and negative affect is calculated by summing up the points for those particular feelings/emotions (e.g., interested for positive affect, distressed for negative affect). Scores for positive affect can range from 10-50, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect. Scores for negative affect can range from 10-50, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect.
Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Life Satisfaction) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being (specifically, life satisfaction) will be assessed through the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS); a 5-item scale designed to measure global cognitive judgments of one's life satisfaction. Participants indicate how much they agree or disagree with each of the 5-items over the past week, using a 7-point scale that ranges from 7 "strongly agree" to 1 "strongly disagree". An overall score (from 5 to 35) is calculated through summing the responses to the 5-items. Recommended cutoffs for interpretation are: 5-9, extremely dissatisfied; 10-14, dissatisfied; 15-19, slightly dissatisfied; 20, neutral; 21-25, slightly satisfied; 26-30, satisfied; 31-35, very satisfied.
Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Eudaimonic Well-Being) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being (Eudaimonic Well-Being) will be assessed through the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS); a 6- or 7-item scale that assesses the state of feeling alive and alert - to having energy available to the self. For the purposes of this study, the 6-item individual difference level version of the SVS will be utilized. Participants indicate the degree in which a statement/item is true in general in their life, ranging from 1 "not at all" to 7 "very true". An overall score is obtained by averaging the scores for each of the 6-items, with higher scores indicating a greater feeling of vitality.
Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Subjective Well-Being will be assessed through the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS). The WEMWBS consists of 14-items that assesses subjective well-being through both hedonic and eudaimonic dimensions of well-being. Participants select the option that best describes their experience with each of the 14-items over the last week (note: the original questionnaire assesses the last two weeks), using a 5-point scale that ranges from 1 "none of the time" to 5 "all of the time". A total score is calculated by summing the 14 individual statement scores. The minimum score is 14 and the maximum is 70, with higher scores indicating greater levels of subjective well-being.

5 secondary outcomes

Change from pre-randomization self-reported Physical Activity at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization self-reported Sedentary Behaviour at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Depression at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization Anxiety (State) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up
Change from pre-randomization objectively-measured Sedentary Behaviour at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up
Time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up

Results and safety

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

Research links

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Mar 2024.
Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Upon publication of the research results, IPD will be shared into the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR)

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Referral and contact

AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.

Harry Prapavessis, PhD principal investigator

Western University

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing HAPA behavioural counseling in people with Sedentary Lifestyle and Quality of Life, run by Western University, Canada at 1 site in Canada.

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 4 inclusion and 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Mar 2024. 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 Canada. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from pre-randomization Subjective Well-Being (Affect) at 1-week post-intervention and 1-week follow-up (time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 1-week follow-up). The study lists 4 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 NCT03648216.

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 1 Mar 2024.