Program to break up long bouts of sitting among male office workers at a public university in Saudi Arabia: SLIM trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Behaviour; Physical Inactivity; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000061235
• Lead Sponsor: Baraa Sami Quronfulah

Brief Summary

Participants were approximately 43.5 years of age on average and generally obese (59.1% had a BMI of 30 or more). The majority of participants were married (90.9%), academic staff (92.4%), living in an apartment (92.4%) and owned at least one car (89.9%). There were no significant differences between intervention and control groups at baseline in all continues and categorical variables. Primary analysis were on an ITT basis. At the end of the 3-month intervention, a statistically significant effect was found in favour of the intervention group for all primary outcomes (SB, LPA, MVPA, self-efficacy and self-regulation).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-01-17
• Study Completion: 2018-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Apparently healthy, adult, male academics and/or professional staff from two nominated faculties at a public university in Saudi Arabia and who own and use a mobile phone.

A good health status” will be determined using the revised physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) (Thomas, Reading & Shephard, 1992) by phone. PAR-Q is considered the standard physical activity screening tool for eligibility.
The recommended protocol in the PAR-Q+ will be followed. Eligible participant should answers no” to all questions in the page 1 from the PAR-Q+. If someone answers yes” to a question in the page 1, he will be asked the questions on pages 2 and 3. If he answers yes to a question on page 2 or 3, he will be asked to complete the specially designed online screening and exercise recommendations program - the ePARmed-X+ at www.eparmedx.com. This will inform if the participants can still participate or he should visit a qualified exercise professional or his family physician to get a clearance to participate. In this case, the researcher will ask the participant to provide the clearance in order to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Female staff; male staff who have a medical condition that prevents them from standing, walking or performing light intensity physical activity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified