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

NCT06909097 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 73022
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Sedentary Employees

Keywords

physical activity breaks; prolonged 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 breaks BEHAVIORAL

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

Strength Snacks; Walk Snacks

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (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
• Able to safely perform bodyweight squats and lunges
• Over 30 years old
• Not currently doing a strength training program
• Not currently taking planned activity breaks at work
• Has a smart phone with a camera and unlimited text plans
• Interested in participating
• Fluent in English
• Not currently on insulin or any glucose lowering medication

You may not qualify if:

• Yes to any of the physical activity readiness criteria questionnaire (e.g. cardiac symptoms with increasing heart rate, dizziness upon performing exercise)
• Participating in another research study on diet, weight loss, or any physical activity.
• If their doctor has ever said to not strength train
• Having insulin dependence

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford Prevention Research Center

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

RECRUITING

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
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: March 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-09

Locations

US (1)