Active Versus Passive Sitting, Cognition and Energy
Sponsor: University of Miami • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07699848
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The study will compare cognitive capacity, muscle utilization patterns, soft tissue seated pressure and caloric output during four seated conditions: 1. passive sitting in a regular chair; 2. passive sitting in an exercise chair; 3. sitting in the exercise chair during active dynamic exercise; and, 4. sitting in the chair during active static exercise.
Interventions
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Chaircise
(Behavioral)
A chair-based exercise program using a specialized chair that allows participants to lift their body weight.
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Chaircise + Dynamic Leg Exercise
(Behavioral)
A chair-based exercise program performed using a specialized exercise chair equipped with a foot-operated lever. Participants repeatedly depress and release the foot-operated lever during the intervention period.
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Chaircise + Static Leg Exercise
(Behavioral)
A chair-based exercise program performed using a specialized exercise chair equipped with a foot-operated lever. Participants depress and maintain pressure on the foot-operated lever during the intervention period.
Eligibility criteria
Conditions
Locations
- Laboratory of Neuromuscular Research and Active Aging — Coral Gables, Florida, United States
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