Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change and Anxiety

Physical Activity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Can Facebook Reduce Perceived Anxiety Among College Students? A Randomized Controlled Exercise Trial Using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03363737
• Other study ID #: 17-018
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 29, 2017
• Last updated: December 5, 2017
• Start date: October 18, 2016
• Est. completion date: August 24, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: December 2017
• Source: University of Mississippi, Oxford
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Examine the utility of the Transtheoretical Model in influencing anxiety among college students. Employ a randomized controlled intervention including a static and dynamic Facebook intervention. The static group accessed a Facebook page featuring 96 statuses. Statuses were intended to engage cognitive processes, followed by behavioral processes of change per the Transtheoretical Model of behavior change. Content posted on the static Facebook page was identical to the dynamic page. However, the static group viewed all 96 statuses on the first day of the study, while the dynamic group received only 1-2 of these status updates per day throughout the intervention. Anxiety was measured using the Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS). Time spent engaging in physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 39
• Est. completion date: August 24, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 24, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having an active Facebook account

• Daily access to a Smart Phone

• Current University of Mississippi email account

Exclusion Criteria:

• Outside the age range of 18-35

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physical Activity
• Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Transtheoretical Model
Exposure to content on Facebook, either daily (dynamic) or just at one time period (static).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Mississippi, Oxford

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in Anxiety	OASIS, Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale. There are 5 questions in this scale, with each question including 5 response options (ranging from 0-4). The total score is reported, which ranges from 0-20 (higher score indicates greater anxiety).	At baseline and at the end of the 8-week intervention