Effects of Breaking up Prolonged Sitting on Postprandial Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Markers in South Asian Adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Diabetes; Cardiovascular Risk Factor; Cardiovascular Diseases; Physical Activity; Sedentary Lifestyle
• Interventions: Other: Prolonged sitting; Other: Breaking up sitting with walking breaks

• Registration Number: NCT03898206
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bedfordshire

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether breaking up prolonged sitting with short regular bouts of walking can reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels after eating, which are risk markers for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. This study will compare these responses in normal weight versus overweight/obese South Asian adults.

Detailed Description

Participants will attend a preliminary testing session where height, weight, body fat and waist circumference will be measured. They will be familiarised with a motorised treadmill that will be used during the experimental visit below and will take part in an exercise test to determine a light-intensity walking speed for the experimental visit.

Participants will then attend two experimental visits in a random order:

1. Prolonged sitting: Participants will remain seated for 5 hours and instructed to reduce excessive movement.

2. Breaking up sitting with walking breaks: Participants will rise from the seated position every 30 minutes throughout the experimental period to walk on a motorised treadmill at a light intensity for 3 minutes. After performing walking activity, they will return to the seated position. In addition, blood sample will be taken at the resting position just before each physical activity bout. The activity breaks will be undertaken on 9 occasions, providing a total of 27 min of light intensity activity.

During each visit, blood pressure will be taken 11 times and blood samples will be taken 10 times. Participants will be given a breakfast and lunch meal to consume.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-26
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-28
• Study First Posted: 2019-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-25
• Study Completion: 2020-02-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-identified South Asian ethnicity.
• Self-report sitting at least 7 hours per day.
• Normal weight, overweight or obese.

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to speak and read English.
• Contraindications to performing light-intensity walking.
• Diagnosed cardiovascular disease or diabetes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Prolonged sitting	Prolonged sitting	Participants will remain seated for 5 h and instructed to reduce excessive movement, only rising from the chair to void.
Breaking up sitting with walking breaks	Breaking up sitting with walking breaks	Participants will rise from the seated position every 30 min throughout the experimental period to walk on a motorised treadmill at a light intensity walking (as determined during the preliminary test) for 3 min. Participants will start walk on a treadmill at 30 min (so physical activity would be at 30-33 min), 60 min (physical activity will be at 60-63 min), 90 min (physical activity will be at 90-93 min), 120 min (physical activity will be 120-123 min), 150 min (physical activity will be at 150-153 min ), and 180 min (physical activity will be at 180-183 min) in the breakfast postprandial period and 30 min (physical activity will be 30-33 min), 60 min (physical activity will be at 60-63 min), and 90 min (physical activity will be at 90-93 min) in the lunch postprandial period. After performing walking activity, they will return to the seated position.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postprandial glucose	Measured over the 5 hour condition period	Net incremental area under the curve for each 5 h condition will be calculated for glucose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postprandial triglycerides	Measured over the 5 hour condition period	Net incremental area under the curve for each 5 h condition will be calculated for triglycerides
Postprandial insulin	Measured over the 5 hour condition period	Net incremental area under the curve for each 5 h condition will be calculated for insulin
Blood pressure	Measured over the 5 hour condition period	Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure over the 5 h conditions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Bedfordshire; 🇬🇧 Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom