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Cardiovascular Movement Breaks for Healthy Subjects

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Waitlist Available

Led By Jonathan Little

Research Sponsored by University of British Columbia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up week 2 and week 11

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Study Summary

This trial will test if taking short breaks for exercise throughout the day can improve cardiometabolic health.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ week 2 and week 11

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~week 2 and week 11

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 2 and week 11 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change from Baseline in Cardiorespiratory Fitness at 12 Weeks

Secondary outcome measures

Change from Baseline in Body Mass

Change from Baseline in Inflammatory cytokines

Change from Baseline in Insulin Resistance

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Cardiovascular Movement BreaksExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will perform 3-4 exercise snacks (30-60s bursts of exercise) on at least 3 days of the week. The exercises prescribed in this arm will be designed to increase heart rate.

Group II: Mobility Movement BreaksActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will perform 3-4 mobility snacks (30-60s of mobility exercises or stretching) on at least 3 days of the week. The exercises prescribed in this arm are not designed to increase heart rate.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Movement Breaks

2022

N/A

~80

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of British ColumbiaLead Sponsor

1,418 Previous Clinical Trials

2,467,041 Total Patients Enrolled

Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)OTHER

78 Previous Clinical Trials

37,668 Total Patients Enrolled

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,345 Previous Clinical Trials

26,453,437 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is enrollment still open for this clinical research project?

"According to the clinicaltrials.gov webpage, this trial is not presently accepting patients; it was first published on October 1st 2022 and last edited six days later. Nevertheless, there are currently 839 other trials that require participants."

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Does this research endeavor accept participants aged 20 and above?

"It has been established that the minimum age of entrants into this medical investigation is 40, while anyone over 64 will be ineligible."

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To what extent are individuals eligible to take part in this trial?

"This clinical trial aims to recruit 80 people aged 40-64 who are physically inactive, with a Body Mass Index between 18.5 and 30.0 kg/m2, free from cardiometabolic disease, non-smokers, medically cleared for physical activity based on the Get Active Questionnaire (and Qualified Exercise Professional consultation), and having access to a digital device for intervention delivery & tracking."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Efficacy of Movement Breaks in Real-World Settings

Jonathan Little 2022. "Efficacy of Movement Breaks in Real-World Settings". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05574426.