NCT05407935

Early Phase Clinical Trial to Test the Feasibility of an ACT-based Physical Activity Promotion Program for Adults With Depressive Symptoms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Brown University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of the proposed project is to conduct a feasibility clinical trial comparing group-based acceptance and commitment therapy for physical activity, (ACT; ACTivity) to a time- and attention-matched standard PA intervention (i.e., PA education, goal-setting, and self-monitoring) plus relaxation training comparison condition (Relaxercise) among 60 low-active adults (ages 18-65) with elevated depressive symptoms. Participants will be randomized to treatment condition, followed for 6 months, including the 8-week treatment. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to treatment condition, followed for 6 months, including the 8-week treatment, and receive a 6-month YMCA membership to equate access to PA facilities.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ACTivity	Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for physical activity promotion plus standard physical activity promotion strategies (i.e., goal-setting, self-monitoring)
BEHAVIORAL	Relaxercise	Relaxation training plus standard physical activity promotion strategies (i.e., goal-setting, self-monitoring)

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-16
• Primary completion: 2025-05-30
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2022-06-07
• Last updated: 2025-08-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States