ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Exercise for Anxiety

Conditions

Study Overview

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Description

90 sedentary adults with a primary anxiety disorder and high anxiety sensitivity will be randomized to either 8 weeks of 1) low intensity exercise, or 2) flexible titration to high intensity exercise (HIE). Blinded, validated clinician-rated and patient-rated outcomes will be assessed over treatment and at 1- and 3-month follow-up. To better understand what mechanisms influence decisions to exercise in the real-world, we will use of heart rate (HR) as an objective mechanistic target for exercise intensity, examine changes in valuation of exercise through a neuroeconomics task, examine changes in interoceptive sensitivity with a heartbeat detection task, and integrate of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to measure effects of immediate changes in mood with exercise on anxiety outcomes and adherence.

Official Title

Optimizing Exercise for the Treatment of Anxiety

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-06-30
Study Completion:2026-04-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04638946

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Kristin Szuhany, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
NYU Langone Health

Study Locations (Sites)

NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

  • Kristin Szuhany, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, NYU Langone Health

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-06-30
Study Completion Date2026-04-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-06-30
Study Completion Date2026-04-30

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Anxiety