The Effects of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Therapeutic Safety Learning
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- PTSD
- Sponsor
- Thomas Adams
- Enrollment
- 12
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in participant heart rate
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The proposed project seeks to demonstrate that a brief bout of aerobic exercise can improve a particular type of therapeutic learning among victimins of interpersonal violence with or without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Detailed Description
The proposed study has one aim: Specific Aim: To examine the effects of acute exercise on the consolidation of therapeutic safety learning. It is hypothesized that participants who engage in 30-min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise following the first session of imaginal exposure will show larger between-session (visit 2 to 3) reductions in heart rate and anxiety during imaginal exposure to trauma narratives compared to participants who engage in light-intensity exercise.
Investigators
Thomas Adams
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Experience of interpersonal violence
- •English speaking
- •Medically healthy
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any endorsed medical concerns related to physical activity (as probed in the phone screening questions regarding cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease and as assessed via the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q), which probes into participants' history of heart conditions, chest pain, dizziness, loss of consciousness, bone/joint problems, and medication history). Participants would not be excluded if they report this condition being "controlled" or "addressed" through medication or lifestyle change, such as regular exercise.
- •Major medical disorders (such as cancer, AIDS)
- •Psychotic disorders
- •Intellectual disabilities
- •Developmental disorders
- •Active substance use disorders
- •Pregnancy or probably pregnancy
- •Body mass index greater than or equal to 35
- •Daily cannabis use
- •History of any cardiac disease
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in participant heart rate
Time Frame: 24 hours (visit 2), 48 hours (visit 3)
Participant heart rate will be measured at baseline and after each imagery trial using a BIOPAC Bionomadix photo plethysmogram.
Change in participant subjective emotional ratings
Time Frame: 24 hours (visit 2), 48 hours (visit 3)
Participant anxiety will be measured at baseline and after each imagery trial.
Change in participant electrodermal response
Time Frame: 24 hours (visit 2), 48 hours (visit 3)
Participant skin conductance activity will be measured at baseline and during each imagery trial using a pair of BIOPAC Bionomadix electrodermal activity electrodes