Does volume of exercise affect symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in tertiary students?

Dr Jacqueline Pengelly0 sites3 target enrollmentJanuary 10, 2023

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 10, 2023

End Date

June 30, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Dr Jacqueline Pengelly

•Participants will be aged 18 to 64 years old, currently exercising for less than 150 minutes per week and be in at least their second year of study at a tertiary institution. Participants’ will also need to have mild to moderate depression, anxiety and/or stress, as categorised using the DASS\-21\. The maximum age will be set at 64yo, so that the study population is limited to adults, rather than older adults. There is no restriction on gender for inclusion.

•Only participants with mild or moderate symptoms will be eligible for inclusion. Anyone who has severe or extremely severe symptoms, will be advised to contact their GP to discuss the symptoms they are having, as they may not be formally diagnosed or may be experiencing and exacerbation in condition requiring intervention beyond the scope of this project.
•Participants who have been formally diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety AND have been medicated for less than 12 months will be excluded from participating.