mentalFIT: The effects of exercise on psychological processes a pilot study

mentalFIT: The effects of exercise on psychological processes a pilot study - mentalFIT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023197

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-07

Start date

2021-06-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy sample

Interventions

Group 1: Ball Sports: The intervention sessions of the ball sports group cover a duration of 60 minutes and are conducted two days a week over the course of six weeks. The contents of the intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 29 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age: 18-29 years Enrolled in university or technical college Normal or corrected vision

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindication to exercise (captured by PAR-Q; Adams, 1999). >1x/week >30 min of exercise of at least moderate intensity at a time, regularly, in the past three months (captured by SIMPAQ; Schilling et al., 2018) A total of =150 min of moderate-intensity or =75 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity, on average, per week, in the past three months (captured by SIMPAQ; Schilling et al., 2018)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome is executive functions (inhibition: stop-signal-reaction task, working memory: n-back task, set-shifting: trail making test Part B).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes are symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale DASS-21) and subjectively perceived quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF questionnaire on quality of life; WHOQOOL-BREF) at the time point post-intervention and at the time of catamnesis. A further secondary outcome is the difference in executive functions between groups at the time of catamnesis. Control variables will be demographic variables and preferred intervention (at pre-intervention), self-reported exercise (Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire; SIMPAQ) and physical fitness (Shuttle-Run-Test, SRT) (at pre, post, catamnesis) and change in affect (SAM-Mannekin) during the intervention (at three time-points: first session, seventh session, twelfth session). Attendance and average, minimum, and maximum heart rates during the intervention will be recorded at each intervention session.	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes are symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale DASS-21) and subjectively perceived quality of life (World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF questionnaire on quality of life; WHOQOOL-BREF) at the time point post-intervention and at the time of catamnesis. A further secondary outcome is the difference in executive functions between groups at the time of catamnesis. Control variables will be demographic variables and preferred intervention (at pre-intervention), self-reported exercise (Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire; SIMPAQ) and physical fitness (Shuttle-Run-Test, SRT) (at pre, post, catamnesis) and change in affect (SAM-Mannekin) during the intervention (at three time-points: first session, seventh session, twelfth session). Attendance and average, minimum, and maximum heart rates during the intervention will be recorded at each intervention session.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBritta Seiffer

Eberhard Karls-Universität Tübingen, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für Sportwissenschaft

britta-andrea.seiffer@uni-tuebingen.de+49 (0) 7071 29-73613

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026