Mitigating Mental Health Issues Among Women's Sport Student-Athletes Through a Moderate-Intensity Exercise Intervention

NCT06182150 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 23-0810
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about moderate-intensity indoor cycling interventions in women's sport student-athletes transitioning into college and collegiate sport. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: Aim 1: Establish preliminary feasibility for the intervention based on recruitment and retention rates. Aim 2: Assess efficacy through comparison of pre- and post-intervention mental health outcomes scores between experimental and control groups. Exploratory Aim 3: Explore associations between exercise, athletic, and academic identities and mental health issues post-intervention. Participants will complete an online questionnaire. This online questionnaire will be given before the program begins and after the 4 weeks. The questionnaire will ask about the participants' basic information, the participants' experience with exercise, and the participants' transition experience including mental, physical, and social factors. Participants will be asked to attend an in-person 45-minute exercise class once a week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Student Recreation Center. Participants enrolled in the program will be asked to complete a self-report form during each weekly practice including heart rate (before and after practice) and ratings of perceived exertion. Heart rate will be measured during practice, smart devices (i.e., Apple Watch, FitBit) are not required.

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety; Stress, Psychological

Keywords

Exercise Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline in combined depression, stress, and anxiety symptomatology scores

  The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) utilizing 42 items on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 3 (0=did not apply to me at all and 3=applied to me very much, or most of the time). Higher scores correlate with greater symptoms of depression, stress, and anxiety.

  Baseline, Week 4

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change from baseline in academic identity scores

  Baseline, Week 4

• Change from baseline in athlete identity scores

  Baseline, Week 4

• Change from baseline in exercise identity scores

  Baseline, Week 4

Study Arms (1)

PAUSE-Cardio Moderate-Intensity Exercise Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Arm receiving moderate-intensity indoor cycling exercise once weekly for 4 weeks.

Behavioral: Moderate-Intensity Indoor Cycling Exercise

Interventions

Moderate-Intensity Indoor Cycling Exercise BEHAVIORAL

The 45-minute indoor cycling moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise will take place once a week over four weeks. The group fitness-based class consists a 5-minute warm-up, a 35-minute conditioning segment, and a 5-minute cooldown.

PAUSE-Cardio Moderate-Intensity Exercise Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Inclusion criteria include participants that self-identify as a women's sport student-athlete.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• first- or second-year undergraduate student
• current participation in women's intramural sport, club sport, varsity collegiate sport, or recreational sport

You may not qualify if:

• those incapable of providing informed consent
• did not complete surveys at T1 and T2

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead

Study Sites (1)

UNC Student Recreation Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

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  PMID: 8084685 BACKGROUND

• Lochbaum M, Cooper S, Limp S. The Athletic Identity Measurement Scale: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis from 1993 to 2021. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2022 Sep 14;12(9):1391-1414. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe12090097.

  PMID: 36135235 BACKGROUND

• Lovibond PF, Lovibond SH. The structure of negative emotional states: comparison of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) with the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories. Behav Res Ther. 1995 Mar;33(3):335-43. doi: 10.1016/0005-7967(94)00075-u.

  PMID: 7726811 BACKGROUND

• Osborne, J. W. (1997). Identification with Academics and Academic Success among Community College Students. Community College Review, 25(1), 59-67.

  BACKGROUND

• Qualtrics. (2013). Qualtrics (Version 37,892) [Computer software]. Provo, UT, USA

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Stress, Psychological

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Emily G Thomas

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2023
• First Posted: December 26, 2023
• Study Start: January 29, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 25, 2024
• Study Completion: February 25, 2024
• Last Updated: February 28, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)