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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04116944
Other study ID # 2017_03_18_EHS
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 18, 2018
Est. completion date May 3, 2019

Study information

Verified date October 2019
Source University of Limerick
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This protocol details the full methods of two parallel, randomized controlled trials of an eight-week resistance exercise training intervention compared to a wait-list control condition among young adults with and without analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder.


Description:

Recent meta-analyses support the chronic anxiolytic effects of resistance exercise training among women with diagnosed Generalized Anxiety Disorder. However, the effects of resistance exercise training among those with subclinical, or analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder is unknown. This protocol details the full methods of two parallel, randomized controlled trials of an eight-week resistance exercise training intervention compared to a wait-list control condition among young adults with and without analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder status was determined using validated cut-scores for both the Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire Generalized Anxiety Disorder sub-scale score of 6 or greater, and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire score of 45 or greater. The ecologically-valid resistance exercise training was designed according to World Health Organization and American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 95
Est. completion date May 3, 2019
Est. primary completion date May 3, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 40 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Inclusion criteria were age 18-40y; no medical contraindication to safe participation in resistance exercise training; and no current pregnancy or lactation.

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Resistance exercise training
The ecologically-valid resistance exercise training was designed according to World Health Organization and American College of Sports Medicine guidelines. The eight-week, twice-weekly intervention was designed to be performed at a moderate intensity. The resistance of each exercise was such that when participants could successfully complete 2 sets of 12 repetitions at a certain load, the resistance was increased incrementally up to 5% for the following session. Exercise sessions were scheduled with at least one day of rest between sessions. The eight exercises included the barbell squat, barbell bench press, hexagon bar deadlift, dumbbell shoulder lateral raise, barbell bent over rows, dumbbell lunges, dumbbell curls, and abdominal crunches.
Other:
Wait-list
Participants randomized to the delayed-start wait-list condition completed questionnaires once-weekly. The investigator sent a weekly email to the participant providing links to the questionnaires. Participants that completed the eight-week wait-list condition were offered the eight weeks of RET either immediately upon completion, or later at a time of their convenience while the trial was ongoing. Each participant randomized to the eight-week wait-list also completed two 30-minute bouts of seated quiet rest in an empty room at weeks one and eight.

Locations

Country Name City State
Ireland The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences Building Limerick

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Limerick Irish Research Council

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ireland, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire Generalized Anxiety Disorder subscale score of 6 or greater (Zimmerman & Mattia, 2001, Arch of Gen Psychiatr) Baseline
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire Generalized Anxiety Disorder subscale score of 6 or greater (Zimmerman & Mattia, 2001, Arch of Gen Psychiatr) week1
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire Generalized Anxiety Disorder subscale score of 6 or greater (Zimmerman & Mattia, 2001, Arch of Gen Psychiatr) week 4
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire Generalized Anxiety Disorder subscale score of 6 or greater (Zimmerman & Mattia, 2001, Arch of Gen Psychiatr) week 8
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Penn State Worry Questionnaire score of 45 or greater (Meyer et al., 1990, Behav Res and Ther) Baseline
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Penn State Worry Questionnaire score of 45 or greater (Meyer et al., 1990, Behav Res and Ther) week1
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Penn State Worry Questionnaire score of 45 or greater (Meyer et al., 1990, Behav Res and Ther) week 4
Primary Analogue-Generalized Anxiety Disorder Status The Penn State Worry Questionnaire score of 45 or greater (Meyer et al., 1990, Behav Res and Ther) week 8
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) Baseline
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) week 1
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) week 2
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) week 3
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) week 4
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) week 5
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) Week 6
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) Week 7
Secondary Anxiety Symptoms State and trait anxiety were measured using the State (STAI-Y1) and Trait (STAI-Y2) subscales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 2010, Corsini Encycl of Psychol) Week 8
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Baseline
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 1
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 2
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 3
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 4
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 5
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 6
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 7
Secondary Depressive Symptoms 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Rush et al., 2003, Bio Psychiatr) Week 8
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Baseline
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 1
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 2
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 3
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 4
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 5
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 6
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 7
Secondary Mood Subscales of the Profile of Mood States - Brief Form (McNair et al., 1992) Week 8
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Baseline
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 1
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 2
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 3
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 4
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 5
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 6
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 7
Secondary Irritability 21-item Irritability Questionnaire (Craig et al., 2008, Psychiatr Res) Week 8
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Baseline
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 1
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 2
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 3
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 4
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 5
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 6
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 7
Secondary Sleep Quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989, Psychiatr Res) Week 8
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Baseline
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 1
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 2
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 3
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 4
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 5
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 6
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 7
Secondary Non-Intervention Physical Activity 7-day Physical Activity Recall (Blair et al., 1985, Am J of Epidemiol) Week 8
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Baseline
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 1
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 2
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 3
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 4
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 5
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 6
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 7
Secondary A novel questionnaire assessing expectancy of exercise to improve or not to improve physical and mental health outcomes. (Lindheimer et al., 2019, Eur J of Sport Sci) Participants are asked to what degree they believe a single bout of exercise will improve or worsen various domains of physical and mental health Week 8
Secondary Attentional Biases Attentional bias to positive, negative, and neutral facial images (Gotlin et al., 2004, J of Abnorm Psychol) Baseline
Secondary Attentional Biases Attentional bias to positive, negative, and neutral facial images (Gotlin et al., 2004, J of Abnorm Psychol) Week 1
Secondary Attentional Biases Attentional bias to positive, negative, and neutral facial images (Gotlin et al., 2004, J of Abnorm Psychol) Week 8
Secondary Cognitive Function Stroop colour and word test, (Williams et al., 1996, Psychol Bull) and Trail Making Test (Tombaugh, 2004, Arch of Clin Neuropsychol) Baseline
Secondary Cognitive Function Stroop colour and word test, (Williams et al., 1996, Psychol Bull) and Trail Making Test (Tombaugh, 2004, Arch of Clin Neuropsychol) Week1
Secondary Cognitive Function Stroop colour and word test, (Williams et al., 1996, Psychol Bull) and Trail Making Test (Tombaugh, 2004, Arch of Clin Neuropsychol) Week 8