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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-09-22
2026-05-31
Brief Summary
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* Does a digitally-delivered intervention increase physical activity levels?
* Does a digitally-delivered intervention reduce symptoms of depression?
Researchers will compare an intervention promoting physical activity to a passive control (does not receive the intervention) group to see if the intervention reduces depressive symptoms and increases physical activity levels.
Participants will:
* Visit the laboratory at two separate time points before group assignment, separated by one week of physical activity monitoring
* Be randomly assigned to complete four weeks of a digital intervention prompting engagement in physical activity or have their mental health symptoms monitored over four weeks (i.e., passive control group)
* Visit the laboratory at two separate time points after the intervention, separated by one week of physical activity monitoring
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Detailed Description
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Participants will be randomly assigned to either four weeks of a digital intervention that prompts participants to engage in physical activity or a waitlist (passive) control condition. Participants will be randomized using a stratified approach using depressive symptoms and physical activity measured at pre-intervention as strata.
The digital intervention group will be instructed to download a Pathverse mobile application on their Apple or Android smartphone device. The Pathverse mobile application will be used as a research delivery platform that can send participants daily push notifications to engage in physical activity of their choice. During the second pre-intervention visit, each participant will select approximately five types of physical activity they find enjoyable that they would like to engage in over the four-week intervention. Participants will report on the physical activity they completed, along with the duration and intensity of each activity. Participants will have the choice of time of day as to when they would like to receive daily notifications on their device.
Members of the passive control group will be informed that their mental health will be monitored over four weeks as a control condition. After the study, they will be offered the digital PA intervention, if desired.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Digital Intervention Group
Participants allocated to this group will be instructed to download a Pathverse mobile application on their Apple or Android smartphone device. The Pathverse mobile application will be used to send participants daily push notifications to engage in physical activity of their choice. During on-boarding at pre-intervention, each participant will choose approximately five types of physical activity they find enjoyable that they would like to engage in throughout the four-week intervention. They will report on the physical activity they completed, along with the duration and intensity of each activity. Participants will have the choice of when they would like to receive their daily notifications on their smartphone device.
Digital Physical Activity
The Pathverse mobile application platform will be downloaded on each participant's smartphone. Participants will be guided on how to download and use the application, as well as how to interact with the application during the intervention period. Participants will choose approximately five types of physical activity they enjoy before the intervention and will be prompted to complete these physical activities throughout the intervention. Participants will also self-report the duration and type of physical activity performed each day of the intervention.
Passive Control Group
Participants will be informed that their mental health will be monitored over four weeks as a control condition. After the study, they will be offered the digital PA intervention, if desired.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Digital Physical Activity
The Pathverse mobile application platform will be downloaded on each participant's smartphone. Participants will be guided on how to download and use the application, as well as how to interact with the application during the intervention period. Participants will choose approximately five types of physical activity they enjoy before the intervention and will be prompted to complete these physical activities throughout the intervention. Participants will also self-report the duration and type of physical activity performed each day of the intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Verbally fluent in English (i.e., must be able to speak or understand English)
* No uncorrected visual or hearing impairment
* Moderate depressive symptoms or greater of at least 10 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 screening instrument
* Eligible to participate in physical activity
* Physically inactive (i.e., engaging in less than 150 min of weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity)
* Owns an Apple or Android mobile device, willing to download the Pathverse app , and willing to keep the device on during the study period
* Not currently pregnant
19 Years
40 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Auburn University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Christopher Brush
Assistant Professor
Locations
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Kinesiology Building
Auburn, Alabama, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Administrator, Business & Admin Services School of Kinesiology
Role: primary
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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00000675
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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