NCT06924346Completed
Exercise Snacks in Obesity
Efficacy of Exercise Snacks in Real-World Settings in Individuals Living With Obesity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
To conduct a randomized control trial to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 12-week technology-enabled exercise snacks intervention with behaviour change counselling for improving cardiorespiratory fitness and various markers of cardiometabolic health in previously inactive adults living with obesity.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 72 (actual)
- First submitted
- 26 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 14 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 13 Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of British Columbia
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT06924346
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 72
- From 14 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 13 Aug 2026
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study design.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Have a scheduled surgical procedure within the next 3-4 months that would prevent exercise participation.
Other illness
- Chronic musculoskeletal condition or recent (within 2 years) cardiovascular event preventing participation in exercise.
- Angina upon exertion assessed by the Rose Angina Questionnaire.
- Prescribed beta-blockers that can compromise the validity of heart rate measurements. during the exercise test.
Other
- Lack of internet access.
- Currently participating in another clinical trial that interferes with the study procedures.
- Currently pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant during the intervention (i.e., within the next 4 months).
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (\>160/90 mmHg)
Who the study is looking for
- Aged 35-64 years.
- Habitually engaging in \< 150 min moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week.
- Body mass index 30-45 kg/m2 or 27.5-45 for participants who self-identify as being of Asian or Southeast Asian origin.
- Waist circumference: \>88cm for females and \>102cm for males, or \>80 cm for females and \>90 cm for male participants who self-identify as being of Asian or Southeast Asian.
- Not currently diagnosed with a cardiometabolic disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease).
- Taking ≤2 commonly prescribed medications for the prevention of cardiometabolic diseases (e.g., statins, antihypertensives).
- Not a current smoker
- Cleared to engage in physical activity using the Get Active Questionnaire and, if applicable, consultation with a health care provider or Qualified Exercise Professional.
- Access to a computer, tablet or smartphone for intervention delivery and tracking.
- Ability to read and write in English.
Age in the registry: 35 years to 64 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McMaster University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hamilton | Canada | Unknown status |
| University of British Columbia Okanagan Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kelowna | Canada | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Exercise Snacks in Adults Living With Obesity: Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Trial.JMIR Res Protoc · 2026 · PMID 42284592
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