NCT07699848NARecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
Active Versus Passive Sitting, Cognition and Energy
University of Miami
Start Date
6/23/2026
Completion Date
9/30/2027
Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 70 years
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult (18-70)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any current injury in the lower limb or trunk.
* Use of prescription drugs or supplements that may affect cardiovascular or neuromuscular responses.
* Reported lack of sleep or stress that may affect physiological responses to exercise.
* Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, balance, metabolic, or musculoskeletal conditions that could increase risk during exercise testing
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Chaircise
BEHAVIORAL
Chaircise + Dynamic Leg Exercise
BEHAVIORAL
Chaircise + Static Leg Exercise
Conditions
ElectromyographyPressure Injury of Back
Locations
Laboratory of Neuromuscular Research and Active Aging
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
United States