Exercise Intensity and Postprandial Effects of Breaking Sedentary Behavior in Overweight Adults
NCT ID: NCT07229963
Last Updated: 2025-11-17
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
16 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-11-25
2026-06-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Sedentary: Participants will remain seated for 7 h.
The sedentary condition will take place in a seated position. During the seated condition, volunteers will be seated at a typical desk chair at an appropriate height with hip and knee angles of \~90° and feet flat on the floor. The seating area will include a standard desk chair, a work desk, and the volunteers' personal laptops. Volunteers will be instructed prior to the visit to avoid behaviors such as fidgeting, excessive leg movements, and crossing their legs to minimize potential extraneous effects.
Sedentary Behaviour Intervention
Participants will remain seated for a total duration of 7 hours. During this period, they will be instructed to minimize excessive movement and will only be permitted to rise from the chair for voiding purposes.
Breaking up sitting with aerobic exercise interruptions
The protocol that will interrupt sitting with AEI will involve cycle exercises performed at 50% of VO2max for 2 minutes. The W and rpm levels corresponding to 50% of VO2max will be determined using the values recorded during the determination of VO2max.
Aerobic Exercise Intervention
In the aerobic exercise condition, participants will perform 2 minutes of moderate-intensity continuous cycling.
Breaking up sitting with sprint exercise interruptions
The protocol that will interrupt sitting with SEI will involve cycle exercises performed at the maximum revolutions per minute achievable within 10 seconds. Immediately before each SEI, volunteers will increase their pedal cadence to the maximum speed they can achieve, after which a pedal load will be applied to the bicycle ergometer and a sprint will be performed against the applied load for 10 seconds. During each sprint, the pedal load will be applied at 0.065 kilograms per kilogram of lean body mass. Since it has been shown to lead to greater peak power output in overweight and obese groups, lean body mass will be used as a reference when determining pedal load, rather than total body mass.
Sprint Exercise Intervention
In the sprint condition, participants will complete a 10-second all-out sprint, as determined during the preliminary test.
Interventions
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Aerobic Exercise Intervention
In the aerobic exercise condition, participants will perform 2 minutes of moderate-intensity continuous cycling.
Sprint Exercise Intervention
In the sprint condition, participants will complete a 10-second all-out sprint, as determined during the preliminary test.
Sedentary Behaviour Intervention
Participants will remain seated for a total duration of 7 hours. During this period, they will be instructed to minimize excessive movement and will only be permitted to rise from the chair for voiding purposes.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Having a physical activity level of \<5000 steps/day.
* Having a BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m2.
* Having a history of regular menstrual cycles for female participants.
* Having medical examination approval.
Exclusion Criteria
* Having an acute or chronic illness that limits exercise (musculoskeletal problems, cardiovascular disorders, respiratory problems, etc.).
* Consuming tobacco products.
* Meeting 3 or more of the metabolic syndrome criteria (waist circumference of 102 cm or more in men, 88 cm or more in women, triglyceride level of 150 mg/dL or higher, HDL cholesterol level below 40 mg/dL in men and 50 mg/dL in women, blood pressure of 130/85 mmHg or higher, fasting blood glucose level of 100 mg/dL (5.6 mg/L) or higher).
35 Years
45 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit
UNKNOWN
Hacettepe University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Muhammed Mustafa Atakan
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Şükran Nazan Koşar, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Hacettepe University
Locations
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Hacettepe Sports Science Faculty, Hacettepe Beytepe Clinic
Ankara, Beytepe, Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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Central Contacts
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SBA 25/679
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