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Prof Amanda Daley
+44 (0)1509 226353
a.daley@lboro.ac.uk


Mr Ryan Griffin
+44 (0)121 415 9100
r.a.griffin@bham.ac.uk


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Snacktivity intervention to promote physical activity and reduce future risk of disease in the population

Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

Birmingham Dudley Birmingham Birmingham Darlaston

Medical Conditions

Physical activity

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There is strong evidence that being active and sitting less is important for health. Guidance states that adults should, over a week, complete at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity (30 minutes per/day) in periods of 10 minutes or more. However, few people manage this which puts their health at risk. This is concerning and new ways are needed to help people to be active daily. The reason why so few people are meeting the current physical activity guidance may be because they have to make big changes to their lifestyle, which can be too difficult. An alternative is an idea we have called Snacktivity. Rather than encouraging people to do 30 minutes of physical activity each day in one go, or in 10-minute periods, snacktivity focuses on encouraging people to do small physical activity ‘snacks’, throughout the day so they achieve 150 minutes of activity per/week. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the Snacktivity intervention.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

12 Jul 2021 30 Sep 2025

Publications

2023 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01272-8 (added 20/03/2023)2024 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39438094/ Qualitative results (added 29/10/2024)2025 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39994142/ (added 25/02/2025)

Participants will be randomly allocated to receive standard advice about physical activity (large changes) or encouragement to achieve their physical activity by Snacktivity (small changes). The researchers will promote Snacktivity in the intervention group by giving participants a physical activity tracker to help monitor their Snacktivity and overall physical activity, and access to an App called SnackApp that prompts people to participate in Snacktivity. The researchers will measure physical activity at the start of the study and 12 weeks later.

A physical activity ‘snack’ typically lasts between 2 to 5-mins. This could be walk-talk conversations, walking coffee breaks, using stairs rather than the lift, pacing whilst using the telephone, or parking the car a little further away and walking to a destination. An important benefit of Snacktivity over current physical activity guidance is that Snacktivity encourages breaking up sitting time throughout the day. Snacktivity may also help develop people’s confidence to try to become regularly physically active, and small changes are easier for people to initiate and then maintain, than large changes.


80 inactive adults who are eligible to receive an NHS Health Check from general practices (East and West Midlands), and from services offered by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC)

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1. Unable to understand English sufficiently to complete the trial assessments2. Women known to be pregnant or breastfeeding


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
    3 Priestley Wharf Holt Street Birmingham Science Park Aston
    Birmingham
    B7 4BN
  • Eve Hill Medical Practice
    29 Himley Rd
    Dudley
    DY1 2QD
  • Gate Medical Centre
    120 Washwood Heath Rd Saltley
    Birmingham
    B8 1RE
  • College Green Medical Practice
    Health and Wellbeing Centre 1 Bristol Rd S
    Birmingham
    B31 2GH
  • Darlaston Family Practice
    Darlaston Heath Centre Pinfold St
    Darlaston
    WS10 8SY

It is hoped that the intervention will encourage participants to be more physically active which may improve their health. The researchers do not expect any risks from taking part in this study.

Prof Amanda Daley
+44 (0)1509 226353
a.daley@lboro.ac.uk


Mr Ryan Griffin
+44 (0)121 415 9100
r.a.griffin@bham.ac.uk



The study is sponsored by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and funded by NIHR Central Commissioning Facility (CCF); Grant Codes: RP-PG-0618-20008.



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Last updated 09 September 2025

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