Effects of Exercise Snacks on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Quality of Life, and Well-Being, and Cardiometabolic Health in Inactive Adults

An Innovative Exercise Snacks Approach to Improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Quality of Life and Well-Being, and Cardiometabolic Health in Physically Inactive Office Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20260416009

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-16

Start date

2026-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Physically inactive Physically inactive

Interventions

Participants in the control group will not receive any specific exercise intervention and will be instructed to maintain their usual daily activities throughout the study. They will also be asked to c

waking hours, with three orthogonal planes, and vector magnitudes. Data will be collected from an accelerometer during each 7-day period. Non-wear time will be defined as a minimum of 60 minutes of co

No Intervention No treatment,Experimental Other,Experimental Other,Experimental Other

Control,Moderate-intensity continuous exercise,High-intensity interval exercise,Exercise snacks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Healthy adults 2 Physically inactive 3 Aged 25-50 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Engage in any structured exercise 2 Are current smokers 3 Have a known history of cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes or chronic kidney disease 4 Uncontrolled hypertension (BP >= 140/90 mm Hg) with or without treatment 5 Body mass index >= 35.0 kg/m2 6 Have any condition or injuries that would affect any physical activity 7 Are postmenopausal 8 Are taking medications known to affect lipid or glucose metabolism or heart rate 9 Cannot perform jumping jacks after following the instructions 10 For premenopausal women, those using hormonal contraceptives will be required to maintain the same contraceptive method throughout the study period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cardiorespiratory fitness before and after 12 weeks of the intervention VO2max test using metabolic cart	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life and well-being before and after 12 weeks of the intervention WHOQOL-BREF Thai version questionnaire,Cardiometabolic health markers before and after 12 weeks of the intervention Venous blood collection and blood pressure,Exercise enjoyment before and after 12 weeks of the intervention Questionnaire,Exercise adherence after 12 weeks of the intervention attendance	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactWaris Wongpipit

Chulalongkorn University

waris.w@chula.ac.th0616818168

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026