Effectiveness of Technology-Assisted Physical Activity Program on ProlongedSitting Time and Activity Levels in Desk-based Employees - a Three-arm Cluster Randomized ControlledTrial - SMART-STEP

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

TBD

End Date

December 3, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sponsor

•1\)Permanent day shift office secretaries
•2\)full\-time desk\-based job
•3\)not going on for any planned leave for more than 6 months or planning to shift the work
•4\)self\-reported sitting time more than 6 hrs/day or at least 2 bouts of 60 minutes of uninterrupted sitting
•5\)physically less active ( \<600 MET minutes/week) as determined through the International
•Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
•6\)The participants to be recruited in the SMART group must have the knowledge of handling a Smart Phone with an android version 4\.0 and above
•7\)should be willing to undergo blood investigations \[fasting glucose (FG) and lipids]
•8\)Should be willing to wear a triaxial accelerometer (Activpal 3TM,PAL technologies, Glasgow, UK) on the thigh for 7 days before the trial, 1st, 3rd and 6th month of the intervention

•1\)any pre\-existing musculoskeletal injury/disorder
•2\)pregnancy
•3\)known coronary artery disease (CAD)
•4\)unstable metabolic disorders
•5\)recent surgeries
•6\)acute systemic illness
•7\)diabetes mellitus (diagnosed with a fasting glucose value of \>125 mg/dL)\[ ACSM 2008]
•8\)psychological disorders/cognitive impairments
•9\)currently taking medications such as cardiac depressants or stimulants)
•10\)planning to quit or shift the job