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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02645292
Comparison Between Stair Climbing and One Mile Walking in Relation to Cardiorespiratory Fitness
December 30, 2015 updated by: Imtiyaz Ali Mir, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
The worldwide epidemic of physical inactivity is rising significantly and the main cause is sedentary lifestyle.
In this era of globalization and rapid advancement of technology, people are chasing after worldly matters, leading them to abandon the most important factor in their life and that's their body.
Most people are leading a sedentary lifestyle as they indulge themselves in their never-ending work.
There is a significant lack of awareness on the importance of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to health as people are focusing more on factors such as smoking, cholesterol and hypertension.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of stair climbing (SC) and 1 mile walking (1MW) in relation to cardiorespiratory responses and fitness.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The incidences of chronic diseases and cardiovascular diseases are escalating rapidly and fingers are being pointed to physical inactivity and poor cardiorespiratory fitness as one of the few main 'predictors of premature mortality.
According to WHO (2015), 23% of adults above the age of 18 years old were insufficiently physically active in 2010, with men scoring 20% and women 27%.
Comparing high income and low income countries, 26% of men and 35% of women of high income countries was said to be insufficiently physically active compared to 12% of men and 24% of women of low income countries.
This may be due to the fact that people of high income countries are more engrossed in chasing after worldly matters at work and preferring a sedentary lifestyle at home after work.
Globally, adolescents between the age of 11 to 17 years old scored a high percentage of 81% of being insufficiently physically active and this may be because adolescents prefer to spend more time on internet, playing games on computers or watching dramas or movies.
In the Physical Activity Statistics 2015 by the British Heart Foundation, it is reported that North West of England has the highest level of physical inactivity with 26% for men and 31% for female.
It was also mentioned that household incomes play a role in the level of physical activity in England.
In 2012, 29% men and 34% women from the lowest quintile of household income in England were physically inactive compared to 11% men and 18% women of the highest quintile of household income.[1]
In Malaysia a research conducted on physical activity index among Malaysian youth and out of 1801 respondents, 23% men and 31.3%
women were insufficiently physically active.[2]
In another research on the Prevalence and Factors Associated with Physical Inactivity among Malaysian Adults, the overall prevalence of physical inactivity was 43.7%.[3]
Similar to other researchers, results also show that women are more physically inactive at 9 465 (50.5%) out of 18 744 female respondents compared to men at 5367 (35.3%) out of 15205 male respondents.
It is important to ensure that everyone participates in physical activities in effort to improve their health and indirectly reduce the risk of mortality.
Hence, the researcher aims to compare the effects of stair climbing and one mile walking in relation to cardiorespiratory responses and fitness to find which one is better compared to other as these type of activates can be performed in any settings and does not require sophisticated equipments.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
34
Phase
- Phase 1
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 25 years (Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sedentary Adults
- Height:160cm to 170cm
- Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
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Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 1 mile Walk using treadmill
Walking for 1 mile on treadmill (American Motion Fitness, 8800D) as fast as participant can, without any inclination
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Walk for 1 mile on treadmill (American Motion Fitness, 8800D) at self selected speed as fast as participant can without any inclination.
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Experimental: Stair Climbing
30 meters of vertical distance to be covered (14 flights of stairs with a total of 154 steps)
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Climb 14 flights of stairs at self selected speed.
No double step at a time and running allowed.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Physical Fitness Index
Time Frame: At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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''Change'' is being assessed
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At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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V02max
Time Frame: At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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''Change'' is being assessed
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At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Recovery Heart Rate
Time Frame: At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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''Change'' is being assessed
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At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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Systolic & Diastolic Blood Pressure
Time Frame: At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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''Change'' is being assessed
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At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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Respiratory Rate
Time Frame: At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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''Change'' is being assessed
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At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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Rate of Perceived Exertion
Time Frame: At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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''Change'' is being assessed
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At baseline and at end of 4 weeks of intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- 1. Townsend N, Wickramasinghe K, Williams J, Bhatnagar P, Rayner M (2015). Physical Activity Statistics 2015. British Heart Foundation:London
- 2. Salamudin, N., & Harun, M. (2013). Physical Activity Index among Malaysian Youth. Asian Social Science, 9(12).
- Ying C, Kuay LK, Huey TC, Hock LK, Hamid HA, Omar MA, Ahmad NA, Cheong KC. Prevalence and factors associated with physical inactivity among Malaysian adults. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2014 Mar;45(2):467-80.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
October 1, 2015
Primary Completion (Actual)
November 1, 2015
Study Completion (Actual)
December 1, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 28, 2015
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 30, 2015
First Posted (Estimate)
January 1, 2016
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
January 1, 2016
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 30, 2015
Last Verified
December 1, 2015
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- U/SERC/83/2015
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
IPD Plan Description
It is confidential
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