NCT00738634

IN2SHAPE: A Study of Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence

IN2SHAPE Intervention to Stay Healthy and Physical Everyday: A Randomised Controlled Trial for the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Self-motivated Physical Activity Intervention on the Mental Health of Adolescents.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: Australian National University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether physical activity prevents development of depressive symptoms in adolescents.

Detailed description

The primary objective of the project is to establish whether increasing physical activity can promote mental well-being in adolescents who are already displaying some depressive symptoms. A further objective is to evaluate the feasibility of a novel self-motivated physical activity intervention, which has been designed for this project. The final objective of this project is to investigate alternative intervention delivery modes, for an adolescent sample with subclinical depressive symptomatology, i.e., presenting with some depression symptoms but not at a level where major depressive disorder would be diagnosed. We aim to compare the effect of a completely mediated delivery approach for physical activity (i.e., no researcher contact) and a mediated intervention with face-to-face contact and fortnightly check-in telephone calls.

Conditions

• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self-motivated physical activity	Components: 1. Physical activity education in the form of a brief booklet (double sided A4 page). 2. Physical activity motivation tips (one sided A4 page). 3. Pedometer 4. Monitoring chart 5. Online presentation of common obstacles and ways to overcome these obstacles
BEHAVIORAL	Nutrition	Components: 1. Nutrition education booklet (Double-sided A4 page) 2. Nutrition motivation tips (single-sided A4 page) 3. Nutrition monitoring chart 4. Online presentation of common obstacles and ways to overcome these obstacles
BEHAVIORAL	Physical activity researcher contact	Behavioral: Self-motivated physical activity Components: 1. Physical activity education in the form of a brief booklet (double sided A4 page). 2. Physical activity motivation tips (one sided A4 page). 3. Pedometer 4. Monitoring chart 5. Online presentation of common obstacles and ways to overcome these obstacles

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-07-01
• Primary completion: 2010-04-01
• Completion: 2010-04-01
• First posted: 2008-08-20
• Last updated: 2012-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia