Physical Activity in the Format of Self-defence Training for Depressive Symptoms

NCT05313542 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: PSY021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Inadequate mental health care capacity is a long-standing issue in Hong Kong (Yang \& Mak, 2020). For example, a recent study predicts an additional 12% service need for specialist psychiatric care (Ni et al., 2020). It would be helpful to develop interventions that would ease the high demand of the health care system. Physical activity has been shown to reduce depressive symptoms in a number of studies (Bellón et al., 2021; Josefsson et al., 2014; Kvam et al., 2018; Schuch et al., 2016). Its flexibility and low-cost nature make physical activity a good intervention option for depressed individuals to do it anytime and anywhere. This study aims to investigate the effect of physical activity intervention in the format of self-defence training on depressive symptoms. Around 40 eligible participants with at least moderate level of depressive symptoms will be randomly assigned to the physical activity (PA) group and waitlist (WL) control group. The PA group will receive a 6-week home-based self-defence training programme consisting of 120 min video training (including daily practice time) per week. Self-report questionnaires will be collected at baseline, immediate post-intervention, and 4-week follow up assessments. The primary outcome measure will be the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to evaluate depression severity. Secondary outcomes will include psychological health symptoms, sleep quality, lifestyle, and quality of life. This research will provide new perspectives on the application of physical activity in the form of self-defence training as an intervention for depressive individuals.

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms

Keywords

Self Defence Training; Physical Activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  The PHQ-9, a 20-item questionnaire used for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression, which scores each of the nine DSM-IV criteria as "0" (not at all) to "3" (nearly every day).

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-week follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Change in the Short Form (Six-Dimension) Health Survey (SF-6D)

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-week follow-up

• Change in the International Physical Activities Questionnaire - Chinese version (IPAQ-C)

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-week follow-up

• Change in the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-week follow-up

• Change in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-14)

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-week follow-up

• Change in Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20)

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-week follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Physical Activity Group (PA group)

EXPERIMENTAL

The PA group will receive a 6-week home-based self-defence training programme consisting of 120 min video training (including daily practice time) per week. Self-report questionnaires will be collected at baseline, immediate post-intervention, and 4-week follow up assessments.

Behavioral: Physical Activity

Waitlist Group (WL group)

OTHER

The waitlist group will receive access to the programme at the end of study.

Behavioral: Physical Activity

Interventions

Physical Activity BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity in the format of Self-defence Training

Physical Activity Group (PA group); Waitlist Group (WL group)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• to 65 years old
• Hong Kong Residents
• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score ≥ 10; and
• Willingness to provide informed consent and comply with the trial protocol.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with any cardiovascular diseases
• Receiving psychological treatment or medication for psychiatric disorders
• Participated in self defence training in the past 6 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Central Study Contacts

Angel Lee

CONTACT

39436575; angellyy@link.cuhk.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2022
• First Posted: April 6, 2022
• Study Start: September 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2023
• Study Completion: August 31, 2023
• Last Updated: July 20, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Locations

HK (1)