Increasing Spontaneous Non-exercise Activity (The Sitting Study)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sedentary Lifestyle
• Interventions: Other: Activity Liking

• Registration Number: NCT02809521
• Lead Sponsor: USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to see if one's liking and awareness of different types of activities is related to one's activity pattern.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-22
• Primary Completion: 2016-09
• Study Completion: 2016-09
• Status Verified: 2022-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• Sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion Criteria

• 5% weight loss within the past 2 months
• Active job or lifestyle
• Participation in an exercise program
• Pregnant and/or lactating
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Alcohol or drug abuse
• Presence of acute illness
• Major limitation of physical movement

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Activity Liking	Activity Liking	Subjects will look at images of people doing different types of activities (e.g., walking, skiing, watching television) and rate their liking of the activity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in liking of activity	Baseline, week 1, week 2	Visual Analog Scale rating and operant responses for sedentary and physical activities

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center; 🇺🇸 Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States