None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Technology assisted Physical
Activity Program (SMART)
: The desk-based employees of this group will be provided with a customized smartphone based application (SmPh App). This SmPh App
Sponsors
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Permanent day shift office secretaries 2)full-time desk-based job 3)not going on for any planned leave for more than 6 months or planning to shift the work 4)self-reported sitting time more than 6 hrs/day or at least 2 bouts of 60 minutes of uninterrupted sitting 5)physically less active ( Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) 6)The participants to be recruited in the SMART group must have the knowledge of handling a Smart Phone with an android version 4.0 and above 7)should be willing to undergo blood investigations [fasting glucose (FG) and lipids] 8)Should be willing to wear a triaxial accelerometer (Activpal 3TM,PAL technologies, Glasgow, UK) on the thigh for 7 days before the trial, 1st, 3rd and 6th month of the intervention
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)any pre-existing musculoskeletal injury/disorder 2)pregnancy 3)known coronary artery disease (CAD) 4)unstable metabolic disorders 5)recent surgeries 6)acute systemic illness 7)diabetes mellitus (diagnosed with a fasting glucose value of >125 mg/dL)[ ACSM 2008] 8)psychological disorders/cognitive impairments 9)currently taking medications such as cardiac depressants or stimulants) 10)planning to quit or shift the job 11)those contraindicated for any exercise or activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accelerometer (ActivPAL, PAL technologies) data of activity -prolonged sitting time (30 minutes continuous bouts) -total sitting time -average sitting time/day, -average energy expenditure/week (KCal) -total stepping time -standing time -active time. Timepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood biochemistry (fasting serum glucose,fasting lipid profile, Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA -IR)) Timepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Daily calorie intake (KCal)Timepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Executive functions and working memory (Cognitive performance) Timepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Heart Rate Variability - Frequency domain - Time DomainsTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Maximal Aerobic Capacity (Functional Capacity)Timepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Motivation and Behavioral changeTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Musculoskeletal DiscomfortTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Resting Blood PressureTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Sickness presenteeismTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Subcutaneous body fat percentageTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins.;Work Limitation and productivityTimepoint: At baseline, 1st, 3rd, and 6th month assessments after the trial begins. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Chythra R Rao
Manipal College of Health professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed