Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety and Depression in Youth Affected by Displacement: a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Game Connect Program in Uganda
Game Connect
1 other identifier
interventional
866
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This randomized controlled trial investigated 12 weeks of physical activity or to 12 weeks in a waiting control condition in youth aged 15 to 24 years old affected by displacement.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable anxiety
Started Sep 2022
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 31, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 31, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 13, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 18, 2024
CompletedJune 18, 2024
June 1, 2024
12 months
June 13, 2024
June 13, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Patient Health Questionnaire-9
2 weeks
Generalized Anxiety Disorder -7
2 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Physical activity
EXPERIMENTALThe project lasts 16 weeks and focuses on: improving skills and capacities of refugee and host community youth to support their psychosocial wellbeing and mental health through improved access to safe sport; developing a new/strengthened social and support network through safe sport, including those from diverse backgrounds among refugee and host community youth; working with and ensuring District Level officials appreciate and advocate for Sport for Protection activities.
Wait list
NO INTERVENTIONWait list
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- a) young displaced or host-community adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 years, and (b) at least mild symptoms of anxiety and/ or depression, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire -9, adolescent version (PHQ-9-A) (Spitzer et al., 1999) and / or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) (Spitzer et al., 2006) score of 5 or higher
You may not qualify if:
- a) young displaced or host-community adolescents and young adults younger than 15 and older than 24 years, and (b) no symptoms of anxiety and/ or depression, defined as a Patient Health Questionnaire -9, adolescent version (PHQ-9-A) (Spitzer et al., 1999) and / or the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) (Spitzer et al., 2006) score lower than 5
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- KU Leuvenlead
- Makerere Universitycollaborator
- The University of New South Walescollaborator
- AVSIcollaborator
- Olympic Refuge Foundationcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Kathleen Latimer
Olympic Refuge Foundation
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 13, 2024
First Posted
June 18, 2024
Study Start
September 1, 2022
Primary Completion
August 31, 2023
Study Completion
August 31, 2023
Last Updated
June 18, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share