PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS COPING STRATEGY FOR ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE FEMALE COLLEGIATE STUDENT

Sponsor

Zohra Institute of Health Sciences (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04221022

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

5.7

Actual Duration (Months)

6.5

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Physical Inactivity is one of the major cause causing academic stress in students, so effectiveness of Light, moderate and vigorous physical activity as a baseline treatment were assessed through academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Physical Activity and Stress	Other: Light physical activity Other: Moderate physical activity Other: Vigorous physical activity	N/A

Detailed Description

A total of 388 students participated in first phase of study and total 60 students with moderate academic stress were filtered. Among those only 37 were physically inactive from last one month by the assessment through RAPA (Rapid assessment of physical activity). ASS (Academic stress scale), Cohen Perceived stress Scale and RAPA questionnaires were used to collect data. Three equally distributed groups were given three different modes of physical activities i.e light, moderate & vigorous.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

37 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AS COPING STRATEGY FOR ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE FEMALE COLLEGIATE STUDENT

Actual Study Start Date :

Jan 9, 2020

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Light physical activity (Group 1) Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into Light Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.	Other: Light physical activity Each session started with leisure walk, duration of which was set to 35 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)
Active Comparator: Moderate physical activity (Group 2) Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into moderate Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.	Other: Moderate physical activity Each session started with brisk walk, duration of which was set to 30 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)
Active Comparator: Vigorous physical activity (Group 3) Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into vigorous Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.	Other: Vigorous physical activity Each session started with jogging, duration of which was set to 15 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Light physical activity (Group 1)

Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into Light Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.

Other: Light physical activity

Each session started with leisure walk, duration of which was set to 35 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Active Comparator: Moderate physical activity (Group 2)

Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into moderate Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.

Other: Moderate physical activity

Each session started with brisk walk, duration of which was set to 30 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Active Comparator: Vigorous physical activity (Group 3)

Female collegiate students were assessed by using Academic stress scale questionnaire, Cohen Perceived stress Scale and rapid assessment of physical activity (RAPA) to determine physical activity level and academic stress. They were assigned into vigorous Physical activity. Each subject in first group completed 6 weeks of exercise sessions which aimed to cope up academic stress among female collegiate students. Each subject was evaluated for changes in symptoms in each week.

Other: Vigorous physical activity

Each session started with jogging, duration of which was set to 15 minutes. Frequency set for the session was that each individual of the group had to walk for five days a week for total of six weeks. (total 30 days in six weeks)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Academic stress scale [upto 6 weeks]
it helps in measuring the level of academic stress experienced by college students due to five types of sources viz. Personal Inadequacy, Interactions with Peers and Teachers, Fear of Examination, Inadequate Facilities at College and Parents Expectations and SES.
Rapid Assessment Physical Activity scale [upto 6 weeks]
Physical activity level of the patients was also observed through rapid assessment of physical activity with categories as "0" for No involvement and "1" for yes and the results showed that those who are involved in any type of physical activity have a better functional outcome.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 24 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Undergraduate female students between 18-24 years.
Students with moderate level of academic stress
Students inactive from last one month

Exclusion Criteria:

Students with any other type of stress
Students with other psychological disorders
Student with known systemic disease.
Physically active from last one month were excluded.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Syed Alamdar Hussain	Peshawar	KP	Pakistan	25000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Zohra Institute of Health Sciences

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Zohra Institute of Health Sciences

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04221022

Other Study ID Numbers:

ZIHS-1272/MS/05

First Posted:

Jan 9, 2020

Last Update Posted:

Jul 1, 2020

Last Verified:

Jun 1, 2020

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Yes

Plan to Share IPD:

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Zohra Institute of Health Sciences

Physical Activity

academic stress

Light Physical activity

Moderate Physical Activity

Vigorous Physical Activity

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 1, 2020