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Breaking-Up Sedentary Behavior Study

We want to understand why sedentary behavior (e.g., sitting too much) is bad for the heart and the brain. We also want to test ways to reduce sedentary behavior. This will help us to create a large clinical trial to test whether reducing sedentary behavior can decrease cardiovascular disease.

Age & Gender

  • 36 years ~ 55 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive

Visit Availability

  • Standard business hours (M-F, 8-5)
  • Extended hours (M-F, early morning or evening)
  • Weekend hours, if needed

Location

North Carolina (Statewide)

What will be asked of you

You will be asked to make 6 visits to the Cardiometabolic Lab at UNC. At the first visit, we will familiarize you with what will happen in this study. You will then make 4 separate visits to the Cardiometabolic Lab. These visits will be in the morning and you will be asked to arrive having fasted the previous night. At each visit, we will insert an IV to collect blood throughout the visit and replace fluids lost through sweat, and then take some noninvasive measurements related to blood pressure and blood flow. We will then feed you a standard breakfast and then take some more measurements. We will then ask you to sit for 4 hours while watching a television program but remaining still. For one of the visits, you will sit the whole period. For 3 of the visits, we will break up your sitting by asking you to stand and/or walk. At the end of the 4-hour period, we will repeat the measurements. At the end of these visits, we will ask you to return to attend a 90-minute focus group, so we can ask you questions about the different strategies used to break up sitting.

Incentives

$100 for each of the experimental visits and the focus group, up to $500, $20 gas reimbursement for each of the experimental visits and the focus group, up to $100

In-person visits:
6
Total length of participation:
1 month

Looking for Healthy Volunteers

Requirements for healthy volunteers are different than for those with a specific condition. If you are interested in becoming a healthy volunteer for this study, use the below categories to determine if you are able to participate.

Able to participate:

  • You exercise less than 90 min/week
  • You sit 8 hours or more each day
  • You are able to walk 4 blocks or climb 2 flights of stairs
  • You have a cell phone and are able to receive text messages
  • You do not smoke or vape and have not quit in the past 3 months

Not eligible if:

  • You are currently enrolled in a weight loss or exercise study or program
  • Recent (under 1 year) history of cardiovascular disease
  • Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg
  • You take medicine to lower your blood pressure
  • You take medicine to control your blood sugar

Contact the Team

Visit Location

Contact & Visit Location

Primary Contact

Visit Study Website

Primary Visit Location

Cardiometabolic Lab
Fetzer Hall (UNC-Chapel Hill)
210 South Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA

Additional Study Information

Principal Investigator

Erik Hanson
Exercise and Sport Science

Study Type

Behavioral or Social
Observational

Study Topics

Behavior
Blood Pressure
Heart and Circulation
Healthy Volunteer or General Population
Movement

IRB Number

21-3195

ClinicalTrials.gov

NCT05316571

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