Examining the Effects of a Team-based Running Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attention; Memory; Mood; Sleep; Learning; Stress
• Interventions: Other: Running

• Registration Number: NCT03143582
• Lead Sponsor: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Brief Summary

The investigators are interested in finding accessible interventions for youth and young adults that help promote long-term positive mental health functioning. They will be investigating the effects of Team Unbreakable, a 13-week, twice weekly running group, on mental health symptoms, memory, and attention. This intervention will hopefully improve mental health functioning in youth aged 17-25 that are at high risk of developing mental health disorders. Sessions will consist of 30 minutes of running under the supervision of group leaders and coaches. The group will steadily increase the distance and time spent running versus walking, with the goal of having everyone run a 5 km race together at the end of 13 weeks. Once a week, youth will be provided with education on a variety of topics related to health and running. Youth will complete measures before, during, and after the program to assess outcomes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-31
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-08
• Primary Completion: 2018-11-30
• Study Completion: 2018-11-30
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy enough to participate in physical activity

Exclusion Criteria

• NOT excluded on basis of mental health or addiction concerns

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Running group	Running	13 week, bi-weekly running group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a bi-weekly schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Seven-item self-report anxiety questionnaire designed to monitor and assess the severity of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms, using the prominent diagnostic features found in the DSM-IV
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a bi-weekly schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Nine-item self-report measure designed to monitor the severity of depressive symptoms using the diagnostic criteria found in the DSM-IV
Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10)	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a 4-week schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Ten-item self-report measure of global psychological distress

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a 4-week schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Five-item self-report measure of impairment in functioning
Delis-Kramer Executive Function Tower Task	At baseline and 1-week after exercise program ends.	Assesses spatial planning, rule learning, and response inhibition
Town Square	At baseline and 1-week after running program ends.	A test of viewpoint-dependent and -independent spatial memory for a set of visually presented items in a town square
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a 4-week schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Twelve-item self-report measure of perceived support from three sources: Family, friends, and a significant other
Physical Activity and Sleep	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group auto-recorded ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Participants will use a Fitbit to monitor their overall activity (e.g., steps, distance, active minutes, etc.) and sleep patterns before, during, and after treatment
Hopkins Verbal Learning Task	At baseline and 1-week after exercise program ends.	Tests participants' memory for a list of 12 nouns drawn from 3 categories, and measures immediate and delayed recall and recognition
PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5)	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a 4-week schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Twenty-item self-report measure of PTSD based on the DSM-V diagnostic criteria
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)	Starting 1 month to 2 weeks prior to group. Administered on a 4-week schedule ending 6 months after the conclusion of the running group.	Ten-item self-report measure of global feelings of self-worth
Concentration Memory Task	At baseline and 1-week after running program ends.	A test of high interference spatial memory. Participants search for pairs of matching cards and are periodically tested on which of two locations an item appeared in most recently
N-back	At baseline and 1-week after exercise program ends.	A test of executive function (working memory), requiring the participant to observe a sequence of items and click on targets that are repeats n items ago
Wechsler Test of Adult Reading	At baseline	A test to assess pre-morbid intellectual functioning by having the participants verbally speak a list of 50 irregular words

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Youth Wellness Centre; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada