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Active Versus Passive Sitting, Cognition and Energy

University of Miami · with Robot Studios · NCT07699848

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–70 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
35
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
June 23, 2026
Record last updated
August 20, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The study will compare cognitive capacity, muscle utilization patterns, soft tissue seated pressure and caloric output during four seated conditions:

  • passive sitting in a regular chair;
  • passive sitting in an exercise chair;
  • sitting in the exercise chair during active dynamic exercise; and,
  • sitting in the chair during active static exercise.

Being studied: Chaircise; Chaircise + Dynamic Leg Exercise; Chaircise + Static Leg Exercise

Conditions: Electromyography; Pressure Injury of Back

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adult (18-70)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any current injury in the lower limb or trunk.
  • Use of prescription drugs or supplements that may affect cardiovascular or neuromuscular responses.
  • Reported lack of sleep or stress that may affect physiological responses to exercise.
  • Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, balance, metabolic, or musculoskeletal conditions that could increase risk during exercise testing

Recruiting US locations

  • Laboratory of Neuromuscular Research and Active Aging

    Coral Gables, FL 33146

    Site contact: Joseph Signorile Joseph Signorile, PhD · 305-898-1458 · jsignorile@miami.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Joseph Signorile J Joseph Signorile, PhD · 3058981458 · jsignorile@miami.edu
  • Ethan J Elkins, MS · 3052844173 · exe453@miami.edu
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