NCT05097352

Effects of a Short-term Exercise Intervention on Sleep in Women Exposed to Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of a High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Exercise Intervention on Sleep in Women Exposed to Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Georgia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to test whether sleep improvements, following 6 weeks of high-intensity interval training exercise among adult women exposed to a traumatic event, are mediated by improvements in heart rate variability or decreased anxiety and hyperarousal symptoms.

Detailed description

A total of 60 women with below-average sleep quality and physical activity levels who also screen positive for PTSD on the Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS-5) will be randomized to either six weeks of exercise training or a waitlist control. Twenty minutes of high intensity interval training will be performed three times per week for six-weeks. Heart rate variability will be measured at rest, during, and following a cognitive task. Psychometric measures supported by strong validity evidence will assess self-reported anxiety and PTSD symptoms, and sleep quality.

Conditions

• Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
• Mental Disorders
• Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)	Twenty minutes of HIIT will be completed three days a week for six weeks.
OTHER	Waitlist	Waitlist participants will be tested on the outcomes at the same time points as the treatment group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-24
• Primary completion: 2023-03-31
• Completion: 2023-03-31
• First posted: 2021-10-28
• Last updated: 2023-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States