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Treadmill desk for Cardiovascular Risk

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Research Sponsored by University of Minnesota
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 7-days
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Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to: Evaluate the relative efficacy of a treadmill desk intervention on light physical activity and sitting behaviors at work over four weeks; Evaluate the relative efficacy of a treadmill desk intervention on the cardiovascular risk profiles (blood pressure, body weight, body fat percentage) over a four-week period.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cardiovascular Risk
  • Sedentary Lifestyle

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~7-days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7-days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time spent moving
Time spent sitting
Time spent standing
Secondary outcome measures
Cardiovascular risk: Blood pressure
Cardiovascular risk: Body weight
Cardiovascular risk: Percent body fat

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Treadmill deskExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to use a treadmill desk for a minimum of 30 minutes per day for four weeks (Participants will sign up for a total of 30 minutes each day). Additional time may be spent on the treadmill, time permitting (two treadmills will be available to up to 10 people over the four week period).
Group II: Usual DeskActive Control1 Intervention
participants will work at their usual desk for four weeks.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of MinnesotaLead Sponsor
1,387 Previous Clinical Trials
1,552,401 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Cardiovascular Risk
394 Patients Enrolled for Cardiovascular Risk

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Assessing the Effects Of Treadmill On LPA, Sitting Time, and Cardiovascular Risk
2018. "Assessing the Effects Of Treadmill On LPA, Sitting Time, and Cardiovascular Risk". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03236597.
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