Clinical trials: Sedentary Employees
Sedentary Behavior
Stand Up for Your Health: The Up Project
In today's modern workplace, desk-based work is prevalent, leading to prolonged periods of sitting and limited physical activity among workers.
- Trial name
- TUP (NCT05844267)
- Testing
- Experimental led booster breaks, Experimental unled computer-prompts
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
Physical Inactivity
The Role of Intermediaries in Connecting Individuals to Local Physical Activity - Study Protocol
Intermediaries help people to connect to community-based services and supports, including physical activity and exercise groups (physical activities). They do this by acting as a link person.
- Trial name
- NCT06260995
- Testing
- Social Prescribing Link Worker Intermediary Intervention, Local Sports Partnership Community Development Officer Intervention
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
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
Counseling, Exercise
Aconselha + Movimento: Protocol for Online Training on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Counseling
This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of an online training program on physical activity and sedentary behavior counseling for primary health care workers.
- Conditions
- Counseling, Exercise, Competence, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- ACONSELHA+ (NCT07636291)
- Testing
- Development and Implementation of an Online Training Program on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Paraná
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
Sedentary Employees
Better Breaks: Strength Breaks vs Walk Breaks for Sedentary Behavior Breaks
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.
- Trial name
- NCT06909097
- Testing
- Sitting breaks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Sedentary
The Effect of Sit-Stand Workstations on Physical Activity in Sedentary Office Workers
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the installation of sit-stand work stations could lead to decreased sedentary time and increased physical activity during the workday among sedentary office workers.
- Trial name
- NCT01863056
- Testing
- Sit-Stand Desk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Type2 Diabetes
Breaking up Sitting With a Treadmill Desk in Office Workers
Sitting for long uninterrupted periods of time can increase risk of heart disease, diabetes and early death, even if you take part in the United Kingdom government guidelines for physical activity of 21/2 hours per week of…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Type2 Diabetes, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03468894
- Testing
- Treadmill desk walking
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
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 Lifestyle
Investigating the Effectiveness of Exercise Coaching on the Physical Activity Behavior of Physically Inactive Employees.
The primary aim of this study is to investigate if and how a physical activity counselor can offer an added value in exercise promotion in physically inactive employees.
- Trial name
- NCT01759927
- Testing
- physical activity coaching
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Sedentary Lifestyle
Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Office Workers
This is a one year observational field study investigating changes in sedentary behaviour and the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders of office workers induced by sit/stand workstations.
- Trial name
- NCT03845803
- Testing
- Reducing sedentary behaviour
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 427 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
Intervention Study, Health Behavior
Effects of an mHealth Intervention to Improve Health Behaviors Among Sedentary Workers
Background: Studies have shown the negative impact of physical inactivity, sedentary and unhealthy eating behavior on worker health and productivity.
- Trial name
- NCT04347096
- Testing
- mHealth Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital