Exercise-snacks at Work: Impact on Cardiometabolic Parameters

NCT05942144 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: AU-062023-AVJ
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 23
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objective is to measure the effects of intense brief exercise program in the workplace of administrative staff on the cardio-metabolic health

Conditions

Sedentary Time; Overweight and Obesity; Work-Related Condition

Keywords

brief intense exercise; vascular function; cardiorespiratory fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Changes in aerobic fitness

  Aerobic fitness will be assessed via the Chester step test's prediction of VO2max

  at inclusion, at the end of the 4-weeks program and 1 month following the end of the program

Secondary Outcomes (18)

• Adherence of staff in the experimental group by analyzing accelerometric data.

  during the 4-weeks program

• Intensity of exercise-snacks

  during the 4-weeks program

• Changes in flow mediated dilation of superficial femoral artery

  at inclusion, at the end of the 4-weeks program

• Changes in peak shear rate of superficial femoral artery

  at inclusion, at the end of the 4-weeks program

• Changes in nitrate mediated dilation of superficial femoral artery

  at inclusion, at the end of the 4-weeks program

Study Arms (2)

Exercise-snacks group

EXPERIMENTAL

They will perform a "exercise-snacks" program and receive information about physical activity

Other: Exercise-snacks program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

They will maintain their usual lifestyle until the end of the study

Interventions

Exercise-snacks program OTHER

Subjects in the exercise-snacks group will perform 4 "exercise-snacks" sessions per working day for 4 weeks. These sessions will consist of 80 one-to-one walks to be completed as quickly as possible. They will also receive information about their attitudes to physical activity.

Exercise-snacks group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• administrative staff,
• age between 30 and 60,
• body mass index ≥25kg/m²,
• sedentary time ≥7h/day,
• minimum 3 working days on site,
• no known cardiovascular or metabolic pathology, social security affiliation or benefit,
• ability and willingness to give free, written and informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• pregnant or breast-feeding women,
• anti-hypertensive treatment, beta-blockers and anti-diabetics,
• known contraindications to physical activity (articular, cardiac or other),
• exercise-induced asthma,
• lack of motivation of subjects posing problems of compliance and adherence to the exercise program,
• participation in a study in the preceding 3 months, ongoing participation in a clinical trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Avignon: lead

Study Sites (1)

Avignon University

Avignon, 84000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Overweight; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Agnès VINET

  Avignon University - LaPEC

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2023
• First Posted: July 12, 2023
• Study Start: May 16, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2024
• Study Completion: July 20, 2024
• Last Updated: April 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

FR (1)