Strategies for Responding to Stress

NCT ID: NCT03289156

Last Updated: 2020-11-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-18

Study Completion Date

2019-05-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine whether changes in psychological and physiological responses differ based on different strategies for responding to stress.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to examine whether changes in psychological and physiological responses differ based on different strategies for responding to stress. Different strategies being examined in this study include exercise and arousal reappraisal.

Conditions

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Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arousal Reappraisal

Brief educational intervention about the stress response and arousal reappraisal

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Arousal Reappraisal

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief readings educating about the stress response and usefulness of arousal reappraisal.

Exercise

Three 5-minute bouts of aerobic exercise at increasing intensities

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Three 5-minute bouts of exercise at increasing intensities (65%, 75%, and 85%) with 5-15 minute breaks in-between for recovery.

Arousal Reappraisal + Exercise

Brief educational intervention about the stress response and arousal reappraisal followed by three 5-minute bouts of aerobic exercise at increasing intensities with practice applying the arousal reappraisal learned earlier.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Arousal Reappraisal

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief readings educating about the stress response and usefulness of arousal reappraisal.

Exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Three 5-minute bouts of exercise at increasing intensities (65%, 75%, and 85%) with 5-15 minute breaks in-between for recovery.

Control

Time-matched rest

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Arousal Reappraisal

Brief readings educating about the stress response and usefulness of arousal reappraisal.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

Three 5-minute bouts of exercise at increasing intensities (65%, 75%, and 85%) with 5-15 minute breaks in-between for recovery.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Males and females ages 18 to 35
* Speaks English fluently
* Passes the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire-Plus
* Mild to Moderate depression symptoms as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (a score ≥14 but ≤25)

Exclusion Criteria

* Hearing or visually impaired such that it will interfere with ability to participate effectively
* Currently exercising regularly, defined as exercising at a moderate-intensity more than 2 times a week, for at least 20 minutes each time.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Texas at Austin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jolene Jacquart

Graduate Student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jolene Jacquart, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Texas at Austin

Locations

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2017-05-0011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id