Aerobic Training Versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Management of Anxiety

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-10

Study Completion Date

2021-02-25

Brief Summary

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Anxiety and depression disorders (ADD) have the highest overall prevalence rate among psychiatric disorders in young females. Its manifestations are disabling, distressing a substantial negative impact on the quality of life. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy and physical therapy on female students with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

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Detailed Description

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Female students of Taif University will be invited to participate in this study. 40 students will be assigned according to sample size calculation into the study as having mild to moderate anxiety and depression according to Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21) most days of the week for at least six months. All study participants will sign an informed consent form. Screening for the physical activities in the last 7 days of all participants will be performed one day before starting the study protocol using The International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) short form. The exclusion will be performed to severe psychological conditions such as schizophrenia and severe depression and any physical condition that limit physical activities. Also, participants who are taking any medications for the treatment of anxiety and depression will be excluded. Also, participants who had any abnormalities of the cardiovascular status that prevent them to perform the physical activities or reaching the target heart rate without risk as recommended by their primary care physician. The age range will be 18 to 25 years with a mean age of 21±0.75 years. Participants will be assigned into two groups: group A (GA) consists of 20 students and they will be instructed to increase their physical activities one hour daily, 5 days per week for 8 weeks of moderate to vigorous activities such as running, jumping, swimming, aerobics or dancing; and group B (GB) consists of 20 students and they will receive cognitive behavioral therapy for 8 sessions (once per week for 8 weeks).

Conditions

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Anxiety Depression Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Exercise group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobic Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants perform one hour of regular moderate to vigorous physical activities about (70 % to 90 %) of the maximum heart rate which was calculated according to this formula (HR max= 220- age)

Cognitive therapy group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aerobic Exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants perform one hour of regular moderate to vigorous physical activities about (70 % to 90 %) of the maximum heart rate which was calculated according to this formula (HR max= 220- age)

Interventions

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Aerobic Exercises

Participants perform one hour of regular moderate to vigorous physical activities about (70 % to 90 %) of the maximum heart rate which was calculated according to this formula (HR max= 220- age)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* mild to moderate anxiety and depression according to Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21) most days of the week for at least six months
* Females Age 18-25 years