Effects of Standing on Glycemia in Prediabetic Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prediabetes

In brief

The study is a crossover, pilot trial examining the acute effects of standing on blood sugar in prediabetic, working adults. Participants will complete oral glucose tolerance testing, once while sitting and once while standing. They will also wear a continuous blood sugar monitor once while sitting at their desk for a week and once while using their desk as a sit-stand desk with a goal of standing intermittently for at least half of the work day. Physical activity levels will be measured with an accelerometer. The primary study hypothesis is that blood sugar will differ between the sitting and standing conditions for each of the tests performed.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01884792

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

20

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-09-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fasting blood glucose >100 mg/dl
• Employed full-time working at least 35 hours/week
• Able to safely begin a light physical activity program

You may not qualify if…

• Heart disease
• Renal disease
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Retinopathy
• PAD
• Lower limb amputation
• pregnancy
• active substance abuse
• current smoker
• psychiatric disorder
• severe visual impairment
• immune-compromised individuals,
• enrollment in a physical activity study
• use of insulin or an insulin pump

Where it is running

• Department of Human Services — Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

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