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CompletedNCT02809521Updated Feb 2, 2022

Increasing Spontaneous Non-exercise Activity (The Sitting Study)

An interventional study of Activity Liking in Sedentary Lifestyle, sponsored by USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 20 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-02-02.

Sponsored by USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
13
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
20 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to see if one's liking and awareness of different types of activities is related to one's activity pattern.

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Conditions studied

  • Sedentary Lifestyle
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In context

Lead sponsor

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center is the lead sponsor of 58 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 5% weight loss within the past 2 months
  • Active job or lifestyle
  • Participation in an exercise program
  • Pregnant and/or lactating
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Presence of acute illness
  • Major limitation of physical movement
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
13 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Activity Liking

    Subjects will look at images of people doing different types of activities (e.g., walking, skiing, watching television) and rate their liking of the activity.

    Other: Activity Liking

Interventions

  • OtherActivity Liking
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in liking of activity

    Visual Analog Scale rating and operant responses for sedentary and physical activities

    Time frame: Baseline, week 1, week 2

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Study locations

1 site
  • USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
    Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 2, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02809521
Lead sponsor
USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 22, 2016
Start date
Jun 2016
Primary completion
Sep 2016
Completion
Sep 2016
Last update
Feb 2, 2022

Study contacts

Shanon Casperson, PhD
principal investigator · USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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