One Step at a Time: An Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Working Adults

Exercise Clinical Trial

Official title:

One Step at a Time: Testing the Efficacy of a Novel Social Cognitive Theory-Based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behavior Among Working Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05281978
• Other study ID #: 22651
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 25, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The proposed study will test the preliminary efficacy of a novel 12-week social cognitive theory-based intervention that will target reducing daily sitting time and increasing exercise participation among middle-aged working adults. This is a population highly susceptible to excessive sedentary time and low levels of exercise engagement. This two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) will examine the preliminary efficacy of decreasing sedentary time in addition to increasing moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) engagement, compared to a group which only receives MVPA promotion.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 88
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: August 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 45 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 45-65 years of age by study start date
• Hold full-time employment (= 30 hours/week) at one or more jobs
• Hold a sedentary-based job (which also allows for ability to freely move about during the workday)
• Low active (engage in =2 days of 30+ minutes of structured moderate-vigorous intensity exercise/week)
• Physician's consent to participate in aerobic testing and/or the exercise program (if needed based on Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire responses)
• Ambulatory
• Absence of health conditions that may be made worse by exercise
• Ability to complete all testing assessments in-person
• Access to a laptop/desktop/phone with Zoom web-conferencing software
• Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 45 or over 65 years of age
• Not holding full-time employment (work < 30 hours/week at one or more jobs)
• Hold a job(s) which is classified as light, medium, heavy, or very heavy work
• Hold a sedentary-based job which does not allow for free movement throughout the workday (i.e., bus driver)
• High active (engage in > 2 days or 30+ minutes of structured moderate-vigorous intensity exercise/week)
• Non-consent of physician
• Non-ambulatory (i.e., use of walkers, wheelchair, cane, etc.)
• Presence of health conditions that may be made worse by exercise.
• Unable to complete assessments in-person
• No access to laptop/desktop/phone with Zoom software

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adult
• Exercise
• Middle Age
• Sedentary Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Decrease Sedentary Time + Increase MVPA group
12 week home-based exercise program to promote engagement of 150 min/week of moderate-vigorous intensity exercise; personalized step count goals to increase daily volume of physical activity and displacement of sedentary time
• Increase MVPA group
12 week home-based exercise program to promote engagement of 150 min/week of moderate-vigorous intensity exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Univeristy of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in average daily step counts	Participants will wear a hip-based pedometer for 7 days at baseline and 12 weeks	Baseline,12 weeks
Primary	Changes in average daily sedentary time	Participants will wear a hip-based accelerometer for 7 days at baseline and 12 weeks to measure their daily time spent sedentary.	Baseline,12 weeks
Primary	Changes in average daily light-intensity physical activity	Participants will wear a hip-based accelerometer for 7 days at baseline and 12 weeks to measure their daily time spent engaged in light-intensity physical activity.	Baseline,12 weeks
Primary	Changes in average daily moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity	Participants will wear a hip-based accelerometer for 7 days at baseline and 12 weeks to measure their daily time spent engaged in moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity.	Baseline, 12 weeks