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Better Breaks: Strength Breaks vs Walk Breaks for Sedentary Behavior Breaks

Stanford University · NCT06909097

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 30+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
40
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
October 5, 2024
Record last updated
June 25, 2026

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

What the study is about

This study investigates the benefits of two different types of 2 minute activity breaks during sedentary workdays for people who sit for long periods of time in sedentary jobs.

Being studied: Sitting breaks

Conditions: Sedentary Employees

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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Identify inclusion criteria.

  • Sedentary occupation (e.g., clerical work, data entry, call center, receptionists)
  • Full time employment remote or on-site
  • Able to safely perform bodyweight squats and lunges
  • Over 30 years old
  • Not currently doing a strength training program
  • Not currently taking planned activity breaks at work
  • Has a smart phone with a camera and unlimited text plans
  • Interested in participating
  • Fluent in English
  • Not currently on insulin or any glucose lowering medication

Exclusion Criteria

  • Yes to any of the physical activity readiness criteria questionnaire (e.g. cardiac symptoms with increasing heart rate, dizziness upon performing exercise)
  • Participating in another research study on diet, weight loss, or any physical activity.
  • If their doctor has ever said to not strength train
  • Having insulin dependence

Recruiting US locations

  • Stanford Prevention Research Center

    Palo Alto, CA 94304

    Site contact: Marily Oppezzo, PhD, MS, RDN, DipACLM · xxx-xxx-xxxx · betterbreaks@stanford.edu

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