Sit Less and Move More: Feasibility Study
ConditionSedentary Behavior
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorHong Kong Metropolitan University
About this trial
Intervention aiming to improve cardiometabolic health and physical function by reducing prolonged sitting
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
are community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years or above,
are smartphone users,
sit for >= 6 hours per day
are overweight
Disqualifiers
are unable to walk independently with/without walking aids due to a physical disability;
have health conditions that hinder the adherence to intervention
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
physical activity
Behavioralworkshops and mobile apps: break sedentary behavior by activity breaks
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: activity groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Intervention feasibility
will be assessed using a scale "Feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of the intervention"
Time frame
T2: post-intervention (week 12)Secondary outcomes
1
Sedentary behavior
will be assessed using an accelerometer
Time frame
T1: baseline (before the study begins)2
Sedentary behavior
will be assessed using an accelerometer
Time frame
T2: post-intervention (week 12)3
Sarcopenia score ranged from 0 to 20
will be assessed using the Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and (Calf) Falls (SARC-Calf)
Time frame
T1: baseline (before the study begins)4
Sarcopenia score ranged from 0 to 20
will be assessed using the Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and (Calf) Falls (SARC-Calf)
Time frame
T2: post-intervention (week 12)Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov