Clinical trials: Sedentary Employees
Exercise, Sedentary
"Step by Step": A Feasibility Study of the Promotion of Lunchtime Walking to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Mental Well-being in Sedentary Employees
Increasing rates of sedentary living, often complemented by obesity, among large segments of the adult population are associated with costs to individual health and well-being and thereby to society as a whole.
- Trial name
- NCT01150084
- Testing
- 16-week lunchtime walking intervention, delayed treatment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Exercise, Healthy Volunteers
Effect of Individualized Training Versus Non-individualized Training to Improve Quality of Life of Sedentary Employees
The practice of a physical activity, even moderate, plays an important role in the prevention and the management of the main chronic non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, certain cancers, diabetes, obesity…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Healthy Volunteers, Health, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- SELFIT (NCT04832516)
- Testing
- Performing following WHO (World Health Organization), Performing on their needs
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Sedentary Lifestyle
Muscular and Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise to Benefit High-Risk Workforce
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of three different exercise programs (e.g. low-intensity, medium-intensity, high-intensity) administered for six months on health-related physical fitness, biochemical…
- Trial name
- NCT01958333
- Testing
- Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Exercise 3
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 2,114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Health Sciences, Serbia
Sedentary Lifestyle
The Health Action Process Approach and Movement Patterns in Adult Office Workers
Societal changes have resulted in reduced demands to be active and increased daily time spent sitting. Excessive sitting has been shown to be a health hazard.
- Trial name
- NCT03091686
- Testing
- HAPA SB Intervention Slideshow, HAPA MVPA Attention-Control Slideshow
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Sedentary Behavior
Effects of Specialized Strength Training Protocol On Functional Movement Status of Office Workers
The aim of the study was to determine the effects of specialized strength training protocol on the functional movement status of office workers, and to assess and evaluate the quality of movement patterns and identify any…
- Trial name
- NCT06024434
- Testing
- Exercises, Walking
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Cost-effectiveness, Impact of a Workplace-based Intervention to Reduce Occupational Sitting Time in Office-based Workers
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact and cost effectiveness of a workplace-based intervention aimed at reducing prolonged occupational sitting among office-based workers. The study will be conducted in three phases.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Occupational Diseases, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ISKE (NCT06149364)
- Testing
- ISKE
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Sleep, Work Related Stress
Factors Affecting Sleep Quality in Office Workers
This study will focus on the relationship between pillow and mattress factors, musculoskeletal disorders and sleep quality in office workers.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Work Related Stress, Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05974709
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 587 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çankırı Karatekin University
PreDiabetes, Obesity
WorkWell: Work-based Activity and Metabolic Health
This study will test whether a range of pre-clinical cardiometabolic biomarkers can be improved via regular intervals of standing and light-intensity physical activity in real-world office environments.
- Trial name
- NCT04269070
- Testing
- Standing condition, Light physical activity (LPA) condition, Usual behavior condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Sedentary Behaviour, Health Behaviour Change
Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Office Workers With a HAPA mHealth Intervention and a Just In-Time Adaptive Intervention
This study will explore the effectiveness of two different interventions, a Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) mobile health (mHealth) intervention and a Just In-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI), on reducing sedentary…
- Trial name
- NCT05115253
- Testing
- HAPA behavioural counselling + SMS text message boosters, JITAI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Physically Inactive Hospital Employees
Financial Health Incentives to Promote Physical Activity Among Hospital Employees: A Randomized Control Trial
The objective of this randomized control trial is to examine whether incentives-for-steps (i.e. $1 per day step count goals are reached) increase daily step counts among physically inactive hospital employees.
- Trial name
- NCT02638675
- Testing
- Wellness program, Accelerometer, Incentive
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Office Workers, Sedanter
The Effect of Transtheoretical Model-Based Exercise Interventions on Increasing Physical Activity in Office Workers
This study aims to evaluate the effect of human and digital stimulus exercise interventions based on the transtheoretical model on increasing physical activity levels in sedentary office workers.
- Trial name
- FIT-MOS (NCT07087457)
- Testing
- The digital stimulus command, 5 day 30-minute walking program
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Health Behaviour Change
STAND UP to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Using Behavioural Economics to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in At-home Office Workers
In COVID-19 times, there has been a large increase in number of people working from home; with limited places to go, an abrupt change to people's lives and lack of knowledge about the dangers of sedentary behaviour (SB), it is…
- Trial name
- NCT04488796
- Testing
- Assigned Strategies: Opt-in, Assigned Strategies: Active Choice, Assigned Strategies: Enhanced Active Choice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Sedentary Lifestyle
Effectivness of Active Office Intervention
The Active Office study is focusing on interventions with potential to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity in office workers.
- Trial name
- ActiveOffice (NCT03649893)
- Testing
- Active Office
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Neck Pain, Low Back Pain
Preventing Neck & Back Pain in Teleworking Office Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a general training program and educational session to prevent neck and/or low back pain in desktop workers
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- Prevent@HOME (NCT04783454)
- Testing
- Exercise program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), Occupational Diseases
Active Pauses for Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevention in Workers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if short exercise breaks at work can prevent muscle and joint pain in workers. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do strength exercises help workers move better and feel less…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), Occupational Diseases, Sedentary Behaviors, Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT07417527
- Testing
- Strength Active Pause, Mobility Active Pause
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Postural Disorders, Sedentary Behavior
Effects of a Wearable Postural Feedback Device on Scapular Muscle Endurance, Trunk Proprioception and Postural Awareness in Sedentary Office Workers
This study aims to investigate the effects of a wearable postural feedback device on scapular muscle endurance, trunk proprioception, thoracic kyphosis angle, and postural awareness in sedentary office workers.
- Trial name
- NCT07757932
- Testing
- Wearable Postural Feedback Device
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sedentary Behavior, Peripheral Circulation
Buerger-Allen Exercises and Peripheral Circulation in Sedentary Office Workers
This study aims to evaluate the acute effects of Buerger-Allen exercises on lower extremity circulation in sedentary office workers.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Peripheral Circulation, Vascular Function
- Trial name
- BAE-CIRC (NCT07588893)
- Testing
- Buerger-Allen Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Sedentary Behavior
Office Worker Behavior and Health Study
This is a randomized intervention study to determine if electronic prompted interruptions in sitting time have an effect on job satisfaction, musculoskeletal complaints, and sitting time.
- Trial name
- OWBHS (NCT04042610)
- Testing
- Electronic Prompt for Interrupting Sitting Time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Sedentary Lifestyle, Workplace
Effectiveness of a Workplace "Sit Less and Move More" Web-based Program in Spanish Office Employees (Walk@WorkSpain)
This study assesses the short and mid-term impacts of a workplace web-based intervention (Walk@WorkSpain, W@WS) on self-reported occupational sitting time, step counts, activity-related energy expenditure, physical risk factors…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Workplace, Quality of Life, Intervention Study
- Trial name
- W@WS (NCT02960750)
- Testing
- A workplace "sit less and move more" web-based program for Spanish office employees, Active Comparison group
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Virtual Reality Therapy
Effects of VR-Based Exergames on Physical and Cognitive Health in Sedentary Workers
Sedentary behavior in the workplace is associated with declines in both physical and cognitive health. Traditional exercise programs are often difficult to sustain among workplace employees, leading to an increased interest in…
- Trial name
- VR-Exergame (NCT07192562)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University