Effects of Targeted Physical Activity on Activity Levels and Functional Capacity in Office Employees

Not Applicable

Completed

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/03/024138
• Lead Sponsor: Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 22 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 136

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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

11)those contraindicated for any exercise or activity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified