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ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2017

On Your Feet to Earn Your Seat: pilot RCT of a theory-based sedentary behaviour reduction intervention for older adults.

Isabelle White, Lee Smith, Daniel Aggio, Sahana Shankar, Saima Begum, Raluca Matei, Kenneth R Fox, Mark Hamer, Steve Iliffe, Barbara J Jefferis and 2 more

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Article in Pilot and feasibility studies, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07694479 (A Habit-Based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT07694479 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Habit-Based Intervention to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Cancer Survivors: A Feasibility Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of TorontoRan2025 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsCancer, Sedentary BehaviourArmsSedentary Behaviour Intervention, Active Control Group
3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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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  3. Effects of habit formation interventions on physical activity habit strength: meta-analysis and meta-regression.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Isabelle WhiteHealth Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
Lee SmithThe Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
Daniel AggioResearch Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Sahana ShankarDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK.
Saima BegumDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK.
Raluca MateiCentre for Music Performance Research, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK.
Kenneth R FoxCentre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Mark HamerNational Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
Steve IliffeResearch Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Barbara J JefferisResearch Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK.
Nick TylerUCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London, London, UK.
Benjamin GardnerDepartment of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1223-5934

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/J000396/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOf all age groups, older adults spend most of the time sitting and are least physically active. This sequential, mixed-methods feasibility study used a randomised controlled trial design to assess methods for trialling a habit-based intervention to displace older adults' sedentary behaviour with light activity and explore impact on behavioural outcomes.

methodsEligibility criteria were age 60-74 years, retired, and ≥6 h/day leisure sitting. Data were collected across four sites in England. The intervention comprised a booklet outlining 15 'tips' for disrupting sedentary habits and integrating activity habits into normally inactive settings, and eight weekly self-monitoring sheets. The control was a non-habit-based factsheet promoting activity and sedentary reduction. A computer-generated 1:1 block-randomisation schedule was used, with participants blinded to allocation. Participants self-reported sedentary behaviour (two indices), sedentary habit, physical activity (walking, moderate, vigorous activity) and activity habit, at pre-treatment baseline, 8- and 12-week follow-ups and were interviewed at 12 weeks. Primary feasibility outcomes were attrition, adverse events and intervention adherence. The secondary outcome was behavioural change.

resultsOf 104 participants consented, 103 were randomised (intervention

conclusionsTrial methods were acceptable and feasible, but the intervention conferred no apparent advantage over control, though it was not trialled among the most sedentary and inactive population for whom it was developed. Further development of the intervention may be necessary prior to a large-scale definitive trial. One possible refinement would combine elements of the intervention with an informational approach to enhance effectiveness.

trial registrationISRCTN47901994 (registration date: 16th January 2014; trial end date 30th April 2015).

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Behaviour changeHabitInterventionOlder adultsPhysical activitySedentary behaviourSitting

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