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Cardiovascular Risk in Sedentary Elderly During Prolonged Sitting Time Versus Intermittent Sitting Time

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sedentary Lifestyle
Interventions
Other: PST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PA
Other: Prolonged sitting time
Other: PST+Light intensity Short bouts PA
Other: PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PA
Registration Number
NCT02894099
Lead Sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Brief Summary

In adults, the sedentary behavior was related to cardiovascular risk markers, regardless of the level of physical activity (PA). However, the interruption of prolonged sedentary time has shown positive results even when performed in breaks of low intensity and short duration of activity. The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of a sedentary uninterrupted period, as well as different forms of breaks in sedentary time for the glycemic, insulin and inflammatory markers responses in older adults. This is a controlled clinical trial to be conducted in older (≥ 65 years) and sedentary (\<150 min / week of moderate to vigorous physical activity) people. Those with BMI ≥ to 35.00 kg /m2; diabetic, on medication for glycemic control, or with absolute or relative contraindications to PA practice will not be included . Participants will undergo four phases of intervention separated by an interval of 7 days: (1) Prolonged Sitting Time(PST), in which older people will stay for 5 hours seated; (2) Prolonged sitting with PA of light intensity and short duration (LiSd), time sitting is interrupted for PA bouts of 50-60% of the Heart Rate (HR)max; (3) Prolonged sitting with PA of moderate intensity and short duration (MiSd), time sitting will be interrupted for PA bouts of 65-75% predicted HR max; (4) Prolonged sitting with PA of moderate intensity and long duration (MiLd,) time sitting will be interrupted with PA bouts of 65-75% of HRmax. PA bouts will be performed by walking into a hallway every 20 minutes of sitting time and will last 2 minutes, except in MiLd phase (10 minute breaks every 75 minutes). To evaluate the effects of different PA interruptions in plasma glucose, serum insulin and inflammatory markers, blood samples will be collected serially (-30min, Baseline and 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after a standardized meal. It is expect that interruption of sedentary time, even with breaks of short duration and light intensity can bring benefits to cardiovascular risk markers even in the elderly.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria
  • Sedentary older women according World Health Organization, defined as not performing moderate to vigorous physical activity and vigorous for 150 min / week for at least 3 months;
  • BMI <to 35.00 kg / m2;
  • Sign the Informed Consent.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus;
  • Use of any medication for glycemic control;
  • Orthopedic problems that impair walking or use of orthoses for walking.
  • Relative or absolute contraindications to perform physical activity.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PAPST+Moderate intensity Long bouts PASitting prolonged interrupted with breaks of 10 minutes of moderate physical activity
Prolonged Sitting Time (PST)Prolonged sitting timeUninterrupted sitting time of 5 hours
PST+Light intensity Short bouts PAPST+Light intensity Short bouts PASitting prolonged interrupted with breaks of 2 minutes of light physical activity
PST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PAPST+Moderate intensity Short bouts PASitting prolonged interrupted with breaks of 2 minutes of moderate physical activity
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in blood glucose area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention4 weeks

Assessed by serial blood sampling.The first blood sampling is performed 30 minutes before ingestion of a standard meal mixed solution composed of carbohydrate, fat and protein. The collection of serial blood will be collected in time (-30min, Baseline, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after the meal). The results will be expressed in mg.dl.

Change in insulin area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention4 weeks

Assessed by serial blood sampling. The first blood sampling is performed 30 minutes before ingestion of a standard meal mixed solution composed of carbohydrate, fat and protein. The collection of serial blood will be collected in time (-30min, Baseline, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after the meal).The results will be expressed in µIU/ml.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of physical performance1 day

The physical performance will be evaluated by the Short Physical Performance Battery test.

Physical Activity behaviour7 days

use of a tri-axial accelerometer to measure profile of spontaneous physical activity

Assessment of handgrip strength1 day

Measure of handgrip strength with a manual dynamometer (Saehan)

Assessment of muscle strength of knee extensors1 day

Measure of muscle strength of the lower limbs (knee extension) with a isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex 4 Pro)

Change in Inflammatory Cytokines area under curve during 5 hours in four different phases of intervention4 weeks

Assessed by serial blood sampling. The first sampling is performed 30 minutes before ingestion of a standard meal mixed solution composed of carbohydrate, fat and protein. The collection of serial blood will be collected in time (-30min, Baseline, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 4h and 5h after the meal).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinics Hospital of the Ribeirao Preto Medical School

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Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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