Clinical trial NCT04925115: Effect of Physical Activity on Academic Stress While Controlling the Confounding Variables
Official title: Effect of Physical Activity on Academic Stress While Controlling the Confounding Variables
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stress
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-06-14
Enrollment: 166
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two groups with randomization, Assignment: Brisk walking
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The study is designed to determine the effectiveness of moderate physical activity on academic stress with controlling and observing on confounding variables.

Detailed description: Now a days, modern time, new researches increased knowledge of researchers on physical activity and its effect on academic stress. Literature search shows to reduce academic stress among people all types of physical activities were effective and useful. Particularly moderate level of physical activity like brisk walking was significantly associated with academic stress, as compare to hard and light physical activities. Many Studies and research was available on the effectiveness of physical activities and found effective for dealing with academic stress but these were single centered and lacking control on confound variables observation, For example, Age, BMI, Socio-economic status, Semester pressure, Curriculum burden, depression, anxiety ,stress , demographics etc were absent in previous studies plus the available research is partial, includes only females. This research will be impartial and free from gender discrimination. Both male and female students will be taken in consideration for test and a multi-centered study will be conducted focusing on the confounding variables to determine the effectiveness of physical activity on academic stress with controlling variables is the recommendation of this research

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study.
* Moderate academic stress

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant falling in this category would be excluded from the study.
* Physical Disability
* Acute infection
* Chronic infection
* Acute inflammation
* Chronic inflammation
* Known osteoporosis
* Individual with respiratory diseases e.g. asthma
* Smoking
* Musculoskeletal injuries

Confounding variables:

* Age
* Gender
* BMI
* Socio-economic status
* Semester
* Depression, anxiety and stress
* Demographic (rural, urban)
* Relationship status (married and unmarried)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Academic Stress scale
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Perceived stress scale
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah international university
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Waqar Ahmed Awan, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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