PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS COPING STRATEGY FOR ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE FEMALE COLLEGIATE STUDENT

NCT04221022 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: ZIHS-1272/MS/05
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 37
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Physical Inactivity is one of the major cause causing academic stress in students, so effectiveness of Light, moderate and vigorous physical activity as a baseline treatment were assessed through academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA).

Conditions

Physical Activity and Stress

Keywords

Physical Activity; academic stress; Light Physical activity; Moderate Physical Activity; Vigorous Physical Activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Academic stress scale

  it helps in measuring the level of academic stress experienced by college students due to five types of sources viz. Personal Inadequacy, Interactions with Peers and Teachers, Fear of Examination, Inadequate Facilities at College and Parents Expectations and SES.

  upto 6 weeks

• Rapid Assessment Physical Activity scale

  Physical activity level of the patients was also observed through rapid assessment of physical activity with categories as "0" for No involvement and "1" for yes and the results showed that those who are involved in any type of physical activity have a better functional outcome.

  upto 6 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Light physical activity (Group 1)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into Light Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.

Other: Light physical activity

Moderate physical activity (Group 2)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into moderate Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.

Other: Moderate physical activity

Vigorous physical activity (Group 3)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into vigorous Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.

Other: Vigorous physical activity

Interventions

Light physical activity OTHER

Each session started with leisure walk, duration of which was set to 35 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Light physical activity (Group 1)

Moderate physical activity OTHER

Each session started with brisk walk, duration of which was set to 30 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Moderate physical activity (Group 2)

Vigorous physical activity OTHER

Each session started with jogging, duration of which was set to 15 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Vigorous physical activity (Group 3)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: All female participants
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Undergraduate female students between 18-24 years.
• Students with moderate level of academic stress
• Students inactive from last one month

You may not qualify if:

• Students with any other type of stress
• Students with other psychological disorders
• Student with known systemic disease.
• Physically active from last one month were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zohra Institute of Health Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Syed Alamdar Hussain

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2020
• First Posted: January 9, 2020
• Study Start: January 9, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2020
• Study Completion: June 30, 2020
• Last Updated: July 1, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR

Locations

PA (1)