Enhancing Therapy Process With Movement Strategies

NCT ID: NCT03140124

Last Updated: 2017-05-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 1 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-11-03
• Study Completion Date: 2017-03-06

Brief Summary

Several studies have noted the benefits of exercise programs in improving both mood and anxiety symptoms. Additionally, single bouts of exercise have been shown to improve mood and anxiety. Business applications report ancillary benefits of exercise as well. For example, individuals spontaneously report better ability to approach stimuli and cope with emotional experiences if doing it while exercising.

The current study aims to investigate exercise during a therapy session as a potential intervention for enhancing therapeutic learning, particularly ability to better cope with emotional topics and experiencing intense emotions. In this study, patient participants will complete a therapy session while using an exercise machine and a separate therapy session while using a worry stone (control). Both patient participants and therapist participants will make ratings of a variety of items, including ability to discuss emotional topics and comfort in experiencing emotions.

Investigators hypothesize that patients will report better ability to discuss emotional topics and more comfort in experiencing emotions following the exercise condition as opposed to the worry stone condition. Investigators also hypothesize that therapist ratings will similarly indicate that patients were better able to discuss emotional topics and experience emotional content during exercise sessions.

Detailed Description

The current study aims to investigate exercise during a therapy session as a potential intervention for enhancing therapeutic learning, particularly ability to better cope with emotional topics and experiencing intense emotions.

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Mood Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Group 1

First session: worry stone, second session: exercise peddler

Group Type: OTHER

Exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will be provided with an ActiveLife Trainer to use during visit 2 or 3. The ActiveLife Trainer is a stationary pedaling machine that one can use while seated. It was designed to be used while working and makes very little noise. It is a safe, low-impact physical activity machine with adjustable resistance. The machine communicates via Bluetooth with the Wahoo Fitness app which records activity metrics such as distance cycled. Participants will be provided with a tablet on which the Wahoo Fitness app will track their exercise during the session. The ActiveLife Trainer has been used in numerous research studies (Carr et al., 2014; Botter et al., 2013; Burford et al., 2013; Carr et al., 2013).

Worry Stone

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

For the worry stone condition, both the participants will rub a stone for the duration of the session. Each participant will be provided with a worry stone to rub during visit 2 or 3. These are small sooth stones that fit in the palm of one's hand.

Group 2

First session: exercise peddler, second session: worry stone

Group Type: OTHER

Exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Each participant will be provided with an ActiveLife Trainer to use during visit 2 or 3. The ActiveLife Trainer is a stationary pedaling machine that one can use while seated. It was designed to be used while working and makes very little noise. It is a safe, low-impact physical activity machine with adjustable resistance. The machine communicates via Bluetooth with the Wahoo Fitness app which records activity metrics such as distance cycled. Participants will be provided with a tablet on which the Wahoo Fitness app will track their exercise during the session. The ActiveLife Trainer has been used in numerous research studies (Carr et al., 2014; Botter et al., 2013; Burford et al., 2013; Carr et al., 2013).

Worry Stone

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

For the worry stone condition, both the participants will rub a stone for the duration of the session. Each participant will be provided with a worry stone to rub during visit 2 or 3. These are small sooth stones that fit in the palm of one's hand.

Interventions

Exercise

Each participant will be provided with an ActiveLife Trainer to use during visit 2 or 3. The ActiveLife Trainer is a stationary pedaling machine that one can use while seated. It was designed to be used while working and makes very little noise. It is a safe, low-impact physical activity machine with adjustable resistance. The machine communicates via Bluetooth with the Wahoo Fitness app which records activity metrics such as distance cycled. Participants will be provided with a tablet on which the Wahoo Fitness app will track their exercise during the session. The ActiveLife Trainer has been used in numerous research studies (Carr et al., 2014; Botter et al., 2013; Burford et al., 2013; Carr et al., 2013).

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Worry Stone

For the worry stone condition, both the participants will rub a stone for the duration of the session. Each participant will be provided with a worry stone to rub during visit 2 or 3. These are small sooth stones that fit in the palm of one's hand.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults over the age of 18

2. Ability to read and provide informed consent

3. Current patient or therapist at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD)

4. Ability to complete exercise (e.g. no physical injuries)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participants considered high risk based on the ACSM risk stratification guidelines (derived from PAR-Q)

2. Participants with current knee, ankle, hip, or foot injuries that could impede exercise on the machine or participants with current hand or wrist injuries that could impede use of the worry stone

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Boston University Charles River Campus

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Michael Otto

Full Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

3889

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id