Clinical trials: Sitting Position
Sedentary Lifestyle
StandUP UBC: Reducing Workplace Sitting
Research indicates that sedentary behaviours, such as prolonged sitting, have negative health consequences and increases risk for disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03375749
- Testing
- Standing desk intervention, Waitlist control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Physical Activity, Office Worker
The Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire
The aim of our study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the Occupational Sitting And Physical Activity Questionnaire (OSPAQ) scale in Turkish by making a cultural adaptation in office workers, which was developed…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Office Worker, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04718766
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Anesthesia, Epidural, Analgesia, Epidural
Comparison of Skin - Epidural and Intervertebral Distances in Sitting and Rider Position
Epidural anesthesia/analgesia can be performed under various positions. In this study, the investigators aimed to compare the intervertebral and skin-epidural distances in "the sitting" and "rider" positions with the help of…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Epidural, Analgesia, Epidural, Ultrasound Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT05642234
- Testing
- Epidural Ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Spinal Cord Injuries
The Effect of FES and Therapeutic Exercise on SCI Patients Skeletal Muscles, Sitting Balance, Posture and Quality of Life
Aim of the current study is to evaluate the effect functional electrical stimulation and therapeutic exercise on traumatic spinal cord injured participants'skeletal muscle characteristics, sitting balance, lung function and…
- Trial name
- NCT03517787
- Testing
- FES+TE, TE, REF-FES+TE
- Where
- Estonia
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tartu University Hospital
Sedentary Behavior, Insulin Sensitivity
The Effect of Sitting and Moderate Exercise on Plasma Insulin and Glucose Responses to an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
The investigators hypothesize that cycling for 1 hour of exercise at 65% peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) after sitting >13 hr/day (SIT+EX) will not be different in postprandial plasma insulin responses compared to the control…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Insulin Sensitivity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT04195165
- Testing
- SIT, ACTIVE, EX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Sedentary Lifestyle
Healthy Aging Resources to Thrive (HART)
Healthy Aging Resources to Thrive (HART) uses a rigorous two-stage randomized control design, adapted and refined based on pilot studies, to test a novel intervention to reduce sitting time in older adults.
- Trial name
- HART (NCT03739762)
- Testing
- i-STAND, Healthy Living control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 283 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Spine Stiffness, Spine Stability
Changes in Trunk Stability Indicators Following Two Types of Exhausting Physical Activities
In this research project, effects of two sports specific types of fatiguing protocols on trunk muscles and specific trunk stability indicators will be studied.
- Trial name
- TNC-FAT (NCT03529734)
- Testing
- 12 min running, Local strengthening exercises
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Infratentorial Neoplasms
Effects of the Prone and the Sitting Positions on the Brain Oxygenation in Posterior Fossa Surgery
The sitting or prone positions are used for posterior fossa surgery. Although the sitting position may cause hemodynamic instability, venous air embolism, it also provides optimum access to midline lesions, decreases intracranial…
- Trial name
- NCT02933749
- Testing
- SctO2, BIS
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Sedentary Behavior, Child Behavior
Stand Out in Class: Reducing Sitting Time in the Classroom Environment
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of incorporating manually adjustable sit-stand desks in the classroom environment of 9-10 year olds in reducing sedentary behaviour at school during a full school…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Child Behavior, Physical Activity, Obesity
- Trial name
- SOIC2 (NCT04296669)
- Testing
- Ergotron LearnFit Sit-Stand desk
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Pregnancy, Caesarean Section
Pendant Position and Traditional Sitting Position for Successful Spinal Puncture in Spinal Anaesthesia
The aim of this study was to compare the successful spinal puncture among patients with pendant position in comparison with those who used traditional sitting position for caesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT02753660
- Testing
- Traditional sitting position, Pendant position
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Sedentary Lifestyle
The Impact of Hourly Prompts on Reducing Prolonged Sitting at Work
This study aims to investigate whether hourly prompts, delivered by Microsoft Office onto the PC's of office workers, is effective at reducing unhealthy patterns of sedentary behaviour .
- Trial name
- NCT02609282
- Testing
- Hourly prompts to stand delivered by Microsoft Outlook
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Workplace Inactivity
Effects of Installing Height-adjustable Workstations on Office Workers Workplace Sitting Time and Productivity
The purpose of this study was to look at the effects that height-adjustable workstations on occupational sitting time and workplace productivity in office workers.
- Trial name
- NCT02932787
- Testing
- Height-adjustable workstation
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Insulin Sensitivity
The Effect of Breaking Prolonged Sitting on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of breaking prolonged sitting on acute adipose tissue and metabolic responses.
- Trial name
- NCT02870088
- Testing
- Prolonged Sitting, Breaking Sitting
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Sedentary Behavior, Metabolic Syndrome
An Intervention to Reduce Prolonged Sitting in Police Staff
The primary aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of an intervention to reduce and break up prolonged sitting time in full-time police staff.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Metabolic Syndrome, Affect, Stress, Physiological
- Trial name
- NCT04053686
- Testing
- Breaks
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Physical Activity
Take A Stand for Workplace Health: A Sit-stand Workstation Project Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to examine the contribution of sit-stand workstations to total daily physical activity in a multi-component office-based 12 month intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02172599
- Testing
- Sit-stand workstation provision
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brunel University
Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Combined Effects of Prolonged Sitting and Mental Stress on the Cardiovascular System
Prolonged sitting may pose a public health risk through its effects on the cardiovascular system, and may lead to impaired whole-body cardiovascular health, which includes both vascular and cerebrovascular function.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Mental Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT04207333
- Testing
- Mental Arithmetic Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Healthy
Acute Effect of Exergaming Based Sitting Tai Chi
This study examines whether a single session of exergaming-based seated Tai Chi can acutely improve working memory, executive function, and prefrontal cortical efficiency in younger and older adults, compared with seated…
- Trial name
- NCT07546916
- Testing
- Exergaming based sitting Tai Chi, Seated Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
A Mobile Health App to Reduce Sedentary Time in Inactive Employees
The ENCOURAGE App will use mobile health technology to support employees to reduce their sedentary time and become more physically active. The mobile app has been developed using time management techniques (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT03403270
- Testing
- ENCOURAGE App
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Boniface Hospital
Cardiovascular
The Role of EDHFs on Blood Pressure Following a Bout of Prolonged Sitting
Canadians spend most of their day in sedentary postures (i.e., sitting, lying, reclining). While the beneficial impacts of physical activity on the heart are well-established, less is known about the consequences during time…
- Trial name
- NCT07396857
- Testing
- Fluconazole 150 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Stroke, Balance; Distorted
Limits of Stability in Sitting in Healthy Controls and Participants Post Stroke
In this cross-sectional study we will compare the limits of stability in non-ambulatory participants post stroke compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04171401
- Testing
- In-patient stroke rehabilitation.
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven