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Conditions

Sedentary Employees

Keywords

physical activity breaksprolonged sitting breaks

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

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
from baseline to post (8 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

Change in strength from pre to post
from baseline to 8 weeks
Change in endurance from pre to post
from baseline to 8 weeks
Change in one legged strength from pre to post
from baseline to 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Strength Snacks

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will do 4 strength snacks throughout each work day, 2 of them post-prandial if possible.

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.

Behavioral: Sitting breaks

Interventions

Sitting breaksBehavioral

Participants will take 2 minute physical movement breaks throughout a sedentary work day.

Strength SnacksWalk Snacks

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Eligibility Criteria

Age30 Years+

Sexall

Healthy VolunteersYes

Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

Sedentary occupation (e.g., clerical work, data entry, call center, receptionists)
Full time employment remote or on-site

Sponsors & Collaborators

Stanford University
Otherlead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford Prevention Research Center

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

RECRUITING

Marily Oppezzo, PhD, MS, RDN, DipACLMCONTACTxxx-xxx-xxxx betterbreaks@stanford.edu

Jessie Moore, MSCONTACTxxx-xxx-xxxx moveofteneveryday@stanford.edu

Marily Oppezzo, PhD, MS, RDN, DipACLMPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type: interventional
Phase: not applicable
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Masking: SINGLE
Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose: PREVENTION
Intervention Model: PARALLEL
Sponsor Type: OTHER
Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title: Instructor Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 27, 2025

First Posted

April 3, 2025

Study Start

October 5, 2024

Actual (reported)

Primary Completion

December 1, 2026

Estimated

Better Breaks: Strength Breaks vs Walk Breaks for Sedentary Behavior Breaks

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Trial Relationships

Study Timeline

Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

Study Arms (2)

Strength Snacks

Walk Snacks

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Study Design

Study Record Dates

You may not qualify if:

Source record

Locations

Brief Summary

Registry Overview

Trial Relationships

Related Scientific Literature

Study Timeline

Study Start

First Submitted

First Posted

Primary Completion

Study Completion

Conditions

Keywords

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

Study Arms (2)

Strength Snacks

Walk Snacks

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

You may qualify if:

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Study Design

Study Record Dates

You may not qualify if:

Source record

Locations