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Desk job diet: can exercise and nutrition help obese office workers?
NCT ID NCT07603141
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a 6-month program combining exercise and healthy eating could improve the health of 36 obese office workers (BMI over 30). Participants were assigned to the program or a control group. The goal was to see changes in body fat, blood pressure, cholesterol, and fitness levels.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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36 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Sedentary work at least 8 h per day in the office * BMI value ≥ 30 kg/m2 * No chronic diseases (physical or mental) * No use of any medication * No injuries (in lower or upper body) in the last 6 months * No participation in organized exercise programs or nutrition intervention during the last 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: Participants who do not meet the above criteria will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly
Trikala, Greece, 42100, Greece
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