Clinical trial NCT03818425: Motivation and Barriers for Exercise in Patients With Anxiety or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Official title: Motivation and Barriers for Exercise in Patients With Anxiety or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Exercise
Motivation
Keywords: Anxiety
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Lead sponsor: Universitaet Innsbruck
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Medical University Innsbruck
First posted: 2019-01-28
Enrollment: 460
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients of outpatient department and inpatients of the Medical Hospital Innsbruck, Department of Psychiatry and Psychosomatic will be selected by clinical professionals according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Brief summary: Relevance and Aim: There has been increasing research interest in sport preferences and motivational factors as well as barriers that restrain from engaging in sport activities in people suffering from mental illnesses. Anxiety disorders are one of the leading mental disorders worldwide. Exercise has previously shown anxiolytic effects and is discussed as an adjunctive treatment option in clinical practice. This study aims to depict motivation and barriers in patients with anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorders.

Design and Participants: Observational study of patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder (ICD-10)

Measurements: Structured questionnaire compounded of validated scales for current physical activity, sport motivation, exercise preferences, perceived barriers , self-efficacy, social support for physical activity, motivation,enjoyment, quality of life as well as sociodemographic data.

Duration: The questionnaire will require approximately 20 minutes, the overall duration is 3 months. Personal assistance for completing the questionnaire will be provided if necessary.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* In- and out-patients with a diagnosed anxiety or posttraumatic stress disorder (F40, F41, F43.1; ICD-10)
* 18 to 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

* acute psychosis or suicidal behaviour
* cognitive deficits
* problems with German language

Primary outcomes:
measure: Physical activity
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Sport motivation
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Perceived barriers
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Self-efficacy for physical activity
timeFrame: 1 minute
measure: Social support for physical activity
timeFrame: 1 minute
measure: Motivation for physical activity
timeFrame: 1 minute
measure: Enjoyment of physical activity
timeFrame: 1 minute
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Innsbruck
country: Austria
facility: University of Innsbruck
state: Tyrol
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck
name: Martin Kopp, PhD, Prof.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Department of Psychosomatics, Medical University of Innsbruck
name: Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, MD, Prof.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Bichler CS, Niedermeier M, Gufler A, Galffy M, Sperner-Unterweger B, Kopp M. A case-control study on physical activity preferences, motives, and barriers in patients with psychiatric conditions. Compr Psychiatry. 2021 Nov;111:152276. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152276. Epub 2021 Sep 23.