NCT05574426

Efficacy of Movement Breaks in Real-World Settings

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 77 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of British Columbia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of performing "exercise snacks" (short movement breaks throughout the day) on various measures of cardiometabolic health.

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all eligible participants who have provided consent will undergo a baseline visit to assess pre-intervention basic anthropometrics, cardiorespiratory fitness, and provide a blood sample. Participants will then be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to one of two groups: 1) Mobility movement breaks (stretching or range of motion exercises); or 2) Cardiovascular movement breaks (designed to raise heart rate). Both groups will be encouraged to perform 3-4 daily movement breaks on at least 3 days of the week with support from an online platform and app that provides video instructions and reminders to complete the movement breaks. After 12 weeks, participants will be asked to return to the lab for the same testing performed at baseline.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Movement Breaks	Participants will be asked to perform 30-60 second movement breaks 3-4 times per day on at least 3 days per week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-05
• Completion: 2023-12-05
• First posted: 2022-10-10
• Last updated: 2025-03-21
• Results posted: 2025-03-21

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Canada