NCT06629883

Resistance Exercise and Peer Support with Bands/balls and Digital Support Among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Personalized Resistance Training with Peer Support for Women with PCOS Using a Smart Home Video Device: Feasibility Study Guided by Self-Determination Theory

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of South Carolina · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this one arm pilot was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of REPS w/BANDS and evaluate for signals of improvement for depressive symptoms, anthropometrics, and muscular endurance. Participants completed a 12-week personalized in-home resistance exercise program that was delivered in real-time via a smart home video device along with a buddy system for peer support.

Detailed description

Research findings reveal that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) report low exercise motivation due to PCOS stigma-related stress and lack of social connection, thus inhibiting exercise in public and group settings. The purpose of this study was to implement and assess the feasibility and acceptability of an in-home personalized resistance exercise (RE) program delivered in real time by a smart home video device (SHVD) with peer support provided by a buddy system. This theory-informed, one-arm proof-of-concept study provided participants (n=10) with an SHVD, exercise equipment (exercise bands, stability ball), and 2 supervised RE sessions per week for 12 weeks via the SHVD's video feature and incorporated strategies from self-determination theory to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Participants were randomly paired with a buddy. Feasibility, acceptability, depressive symptoms, anthropometrics, and muscular endurance were measured using surveys, fitness testing, and interviews. Quantitative data were calculated using t-tests. Qualitative data were analyzed via thematic analysis.

Conditions

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	REPS w/BANDS	This theory-informed, one-arm proof-of-concept study provided participants (n=10) with an SHVD, exercise equipment (exercise bands, stability ball), and 2 supervised RE sessions per week for 12 weeks via the SHVD's video feature and incorporated strategies from self-determination theory to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Participants were randomly paired with a buddy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-02-15
• Completion: 2023-05-31
• First posted: 2024-10-08
• Last updated: 2024-10-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States