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First received: August 29, 2023

Clinical Trial: The Sedentary to Active Rising to Thrive (START) Trial

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Sedentary Time

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: The Sedentary to Active Rising to Thrive (START) Trial: A Proof-of-Concept Sedentary Behavior Reduction Program

Brief Summary: The goal of this behavioral clinical trial is to compare two different ways of becoming less sedentary and more active in 60 older adults at elevated risk of becoming frail.The main question this project aims to answer are whether participants in each intervention are able to gradually replace 30 minutes of sedentary (sitting-like) behavior with very light walking over 60 days.There are other questions this project aims to answer that include:whether it is easier to replace sedentary behavior with one 30-minute…

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