Active vs Passive Sitting: Testing Cognition, Muscle Use, and Calorie Burn

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study compares four seated conditions to see how active versus passive sitting influences cognitive function, muscle activation, soft tissue pressure, and energy expenditure. It uses chair-based exercises to distinguish passive sitting from active dynamic and static exertion. The approach combines electromyography and measurements of seated pressure and caloric output to characterize responses.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult (18-70)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any current injury in the lower limb or trunk.
* Use of prescription drugs or supplements that may affect cardiovascular or neuromuscular responses.
* Reported lack of sleep or stress that may affect physiological responses to exercise.
* Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, balance, metabolic, or musculoskeletal conditions that could increase risk during exercise testing

Where it's running

• Laboratory of Neuromuscular Research and Active Aging
  Coral Gables, Florida, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Joseph J Signorile, PhD — University of Miami - Coral Gables Campus
• Study coordinator: Joseph Signorile J Joseph Signorile, PhD
• Email: jsignorile@miami.edu
• Phone: 3058981458

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.