NCT06874699

Evaluation of the Exercise for Wellbeing Pathway at York St John University

On-campus Supervised Physical Activity Programme for University Students Facing Mental Health Challenges: a Feasibility Study Exploring Feasibility, Acceptability, Fidelity and Preliminary Effects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: York St John University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In autumn 2024, York St John University launched a physical activity programme for university students facing mental health challenges. The purpose of this project is to conduct a mixed-methods evaluative study of this new service over a 6-month period. It is anticipated that 20-40 students will be recruited to the study, which will assess the following: assess the following: feasibility, the extent to which the service can be delivered successfully; acceptability, the extent to which the service is considered appropriate, satisfactory, or attractive by programme recipients and intervention delivery staff; fidelity, the extent to which the key service components (e.g., assessment procedures, physical activity programme) were implemented as planned and adaptations were made; preliminary effects, with relation to physical, mental and social health outcomes.

Conditions

• Mental Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physical activity programme	The physical activity programme will have the following features: * 6-week programme * 1-2 supervised physical activity sessions per week * 60 minutes per session, including a mixture of physical activities (e.g. walking, other aerobic physical activity, resistance, balance and stretching exercises) * Self-selected physical activity intensity * Group-based (maximum of 10 students per session) * Sessions supervised by a qualified exercise instructor. A member of the University's Wellbeing team will also be present to offer students mental health support, if needed. * Physical activity behavioral strategies incorporated into the 6-week programme (e.g., goal setting, action planning, exploring barriers and enablers, setting cues or prompts for self-directed PA) * Encouragement to be physically active away from the supervised sessions

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-02-27
• Primary completion: 2025-09-10
• Completion: 2025-09-10
• First posted: 2025-03-13
• Last updated: 2025-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom