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Intervention for Physical Inactivity

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Ryan E Rhodes, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Victoria

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 10 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trialwill examine if physical activity can help treat mild to moderate depression in young adults. It'll assess how easy it is to use, if people stick with it, and if it helps reduce depression symptoms.

Eligible Conditions

Physical Inactivity
Depression

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 10 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~10 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 10 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Experience Measure

Recruitment Rate

Retention Rate

Secondary outcome measures

Depression Severity

Physical Activity Levels

Other outcome measures

Psychosocial Factors Predicting Physical Activity Behaviour

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

An online, asynchronous, self-paced, 10-week long, physical activity intervention.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

A waitlist control; continue with life/activity as usual. Control participants will receive access to the intervention at 10 weeks following all measurements.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

physical activity

2008

Completed Phase 3

~6990

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of VictoriaLead Sponsor

56 Previous Clinical Trials

11,461 Total Patients Enrolled

Ryan E Rhodes, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Victoria

3 Previous Clinical Trials

183 Total Patients Enrolled

Aleah B Ross, BScStudy DirectorUniversity of Victoria

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the scope of enrollment for this clinical research?

"Affirmative. The recent information on clinicaltrials.gov shows that this medical research is currently recruiting individuals for the study, which was initially advertised on February 22nd 2022 and updated lastly on November 4th 2022. 24 patients are needed from a single site to complete the trial."

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Are additional participants currently being admitted to this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records denote that this clinical trial is actively seeking participants, having been posted on February 22nd 2022 and amended most recently on November 4th 2022. 24 people are required to join the study at 1 medical site."

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Am I eligible to participate in this experiment?

"This clinical trial invites 24 individuals aged 19 to 30 years old who are physically inactive and have recently experienced low spirits or mild-to-moderate depression (without formal diagnosis). Further, participants must abstain from any substance abuse in the past 6 months, report no manic episodes during that same period, possess a device with internet access and be currently situated in British Columbia. Additionally, they must demonstrate fluency in English as well as an inability to meet Canadian public healthcare guidelines for physical activity over the preceding half year."

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Are individuals over 40 years of age being enrolled in this clinical trial?

"In order for participants to be accepted in this research, they must fit between the ages of 19 and 30. Conversely, there are 192 trials that cater specifically to minors and 965 studies tailored towards elderly individuals."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Feasibility Study of an Online Physical Activity Intervention for Youth With Depression

2022. "Feasibility Study of an Online Physical Activity Intervention for Youth With Depression". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05386745.