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SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2014

A comparison of the effectiveness of physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions in reducing sedentary time in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.

S A Prince, T J Saunders, K Gresty, R D Reid

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 181 papers, 37 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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181citing papers in PubMed, 37 pooled it
18.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03137836 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Sit-to-stand Desks on Behavior and Cognitive Function in Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of LisbonRan2016 to 2016Enrolled49ConditionsSedentary Lifestyle, Cognitive Ability, GeneralArmsIntervention
NCT06592209 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Body Electric: a Pragmatic Trial Evaluating Movement Breaks As a Public Health Strategy to Mitigate the Harms of Prolonged Sedentary Behavior

TypeinterventionalSponsorColumbia UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled20,217ConditionsSedentary BehaviorArmsSedentary Breaks
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

181 citing papers in PubMed, 37 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 380 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour in community-dwelling older adults: a mixed-method review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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  12. Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in people with stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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121 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S A PrinceDivision of Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
T J Saunders
K Gresty
R D Reid
University of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Prince Edward Island · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature and compare the effectiveness of controlled interventions with a focus on physical activity (PA) and/or sedentary behaviours (SBs) for reducing sedentary time in adults. Six electronic databases were searched to identify all studies that examined the effects of interventions that targeted PA and/or SBs and that reported on changes in SBs (sedentary, sitting or television time). A qualitative synthesis was performed for all studies, and meta-analyses conducted among studies with mean differences (min/d) of sedentary time. PROSPERO: CRD42014006535. Sixty-five controlled studies met inclusion criteria; 33 were used in the meta-analyses. Interventions with a focus on PA or that included a PA and SB component produced less consistent findings and generally resulted in modest reductions in sedentary time (PA: standardized mean differences [SMD] = -0.22 [95% confidence interval {CI}: -0.35, -0.10], PA+SB: SMD= -0.37 [95% CI: -0.69, -0.05]). Moderate quality evidence from the randomized controlled trial meta-analysis coupled with the qualitative synthesis provides consistent evidence that large and clinically meaningful reductions in sedentary time can be expected from interventions with a focus on reducing SBs (SMD= -1.28 [95% CI: -1.68, -0.87] ). There is evidence to support the need for interventions to include a component focused on reducing SBs in order to generate clinically meaningful reductions in sedentary time.

Indexed as

ExerciseSedentary BehaviorAdultEvidence-Based PracticeHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansObesityPatient ComplianceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicInterventionphysical activitysedentary behavioursystematic review

Identifiers

PMID25112481
PMCPMC4233995
OpenAlexW1925358788

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