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Effects of Breaking up Prolonged Sitting on Postprandial Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Markers in South Asian Adults

NCT03898206 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2026-04-21

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine whether breaking up prolonged sitting with short regular bouts of walking can reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels after eating, which are risk markers for Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. This study will compare these responses in normal-weight versus overweight/obese South Asian adults.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Breaking up sitting with walking breaks (INT-SIT)

See Breaking up sitting with walking breaks arm description

OTHER

Prolonged sitting (SIT)

See Prolonged sitting arm description

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brunel University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Bedfordshire

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-26
Primary Completion
2020-03-20
Completion
2020-03-20

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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