Sedentary EmployeesNCT06909097
Better Breaks: Strength Breaks vs Walk Breaks for Sedentary Behavior Breaks
A study testing Sitting breaks in people with Sedentary Employees, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 30 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sedentary Employees
- What is being tested?
- Sitting breaks
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 5 Oct 2024to 1 Dec 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 30 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- -
- 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
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- 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
Who cannot join
- 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
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Marily Oppezzo, PhD, MS, RDN, DipACLM, xxx-xxx-xxxx, betterbreaks@stanford.edu
Jessie Moore, MS, xxx-xxx-xxxx, moveofteneveryday@stanford.edu
About this study
Official title: MOV'D Strength Snacks vs Walk Breaks Study: Health Performance Gains Across Domains
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.
Read the 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 including: in-person strength assessments at baseline, 1 month, and 2 months; daily tracking of breaks; pre and post oral glucose tolerance tests; pre and post 10-day diet tracking; pre and post 10-day Continuous Glucose Monitoring with a Dexcom; genome with saliva at pre; and -omics at pre and post.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Employees
- Being tested
- Sitting breaks
- Keywords
- physical activity breaks, prolonged sitting breaks
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sitting breaksBehavioural
Participants will take 2 minute physical movement breaks throughout a sedentary work day.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Strength Snacks | Experimental | Participants will do 4 strength snacks throughout each work day, 2 of them post-prandial if possible. Receives: Behavioral: Sitting breaks |
| Walk Snacks | Active comparator | Participants will take 4 x2 minute walk breaks throughout the sedentary workday, two of them post-prandial if possible. Receives: Behavioral: Sitting breaks |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in average area under the curve for glucose from a 10 day continuous glucose monitors
Change from pre to post in average area under the curve for glucose from a 10 day continuous glucose monitors
Measured: from baseline to post (8 weeks)
Secondary outcomes (3)
Change in strength from pre to post
As many reps as possible of squats wearing a weighted vest with 20% of their bodyweight
Measured: from baseline to 8 weeks
Change in endurance from pre to post
As long as possible in as low as possible wall sit (matching pre and post joint angles for participant)
Measured: from baseline to 8 weeks
Change in one legged strength from pre to post
As many reps as possible standing up from a seated position on one leg and sitting back down
Measured: from baseline to 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Apr 2025
- Study start5 Oct 2024
- Primary completion1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sedentary EmployeesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Stanford UniversityThe 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Marily Ann Oppezzo, Stanford University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06909097
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 73022
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 27 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- MOV'D Strength Snacks vs Walk Breaks Study: Health Performance Gains Across Domains
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06909097
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 73022
- Conditions
- Sedentary Employees
- Keywords
- physical activity breaks, prolonged sitting breaks
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 3 Apr 2025 (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.
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 including: in-person strength assessments at baseline, 1 month, and 2 months; daily tracking of breaks; pre and post oral glucose tolerance tests; pre and post 10-day diet tracking; pre and post 10-day Continuous Glucose Monitoring with a Dexcom; genome with saliva at pre; and -omics at pre and post.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Strength Snacks | Experimental | Behavioral: Sitting breaksParticipants will do 4 strength snacks throughout each work day, 2 of them post-prandial if possible. |
| Walk Snacks | Active comparator | Behavioral: Sitting breaksParticipants will take 4 x2 minute walk breaks throughout the sedentary workday, two of them post-prandial if possible. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 30 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (12 listed)
- -
- 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
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sitting breaksParticipants will take 2 minute physical movement breaks throughout a sedentary work day. | Behavioural | Strength Snacks, Walk Snacks |
Primary outcome
Change in average area under the curve for glucose from a 10 day continuous glucose monitors
Time frame: from baseline to post (8 weeks)
Change from pre to post in average area under the curve for glucose from a 10 day continuous glucose monitors
3 secondary outcomes
Change in strength from pre to post
Time frame: from baseline to 8 weeks
Change in endurance from pre to post
Time frame: from baseline to 8 weeks
Change in one legged strength from pre to post
Time frame: from baseline to 8 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sitting breaks in people with Sedentary Employees, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
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 12 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jun 2026. 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 United States. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in average area under the curve for glucose from a 10 day continuous glucose monitors (time frame: from baseline to post (8 weeks)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 25 Jun 2026.