Investigating Sedentary Time in Aging: New Directions

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Conditions studied: Sedentary Lifestyle

In brief

The investigators are doing a study to learn how to support patients aged 60+ in taking more breaks from sitting. The goal of the study is to find out if using commercially available devices are helpful in reducing sitting time.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02670369
Run by: Kaiser Permanente
People needed: 10
Starts: 2015-07-01
Expected to finish: 2015-12-01
Last updated by the study team: 2017-10-13

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Male or female
BMI of 25+
Ages 60+
Continuously enrolled at Group Health for previous 12 months
No record of death
Not on the No Contact list
Speaks, reads, and writes English
Able to hold a conversation by phone (no hearing or other limitations)
Self-reported ability to stand
Self-reported ability to walk one block unassisted
No history of an injury from a fall in past 3 months
Work or retirement situations allows for taking breaks from sitting throughout the day
Available for the study duration
No unusual activities planned (e.g. travel, moving) during the study period
Able to come to Group Health Capitol Hill/Central for measurement visits
Willing to wear activity monitor (activPAL)
Self-reports taking less than 4 breaks from sitting during an average hour
Self-reports sitting more than 7 hours per day

You may not qualify if…

Resides in long-term care, hospice care, or skilled nursing facility (previous 12 months)
Wheelchair bound
Diagnosis of dementia, serious mental health disorder, or substance use disorder (previous 24 months)
Use of an assistive device

Where it is running

Group Health Research Institute — Seattle, Washington, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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