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EXercise Training for Reducing Anxiety in First-Time Inmates

Interval Exercise Training for Reducing Anxiety in First-Time Inmates

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04019171
Acronym
EXTRA
Enrollment
43
Registered
2019-07-15
Start date
2016-03-01
Completion date
2018-09-03
Last updated
2019-07-15

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Conditions

Anxiety State

Brief summary

Clinical trial with 2 arms (interval exercise training or waiting list) aiming at evaluating the anxiolytic effects of a 6 weeks-long exercise training program in first-time prisoners with elevated anxiety symtpoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORALexercise training

6 weeks of physical exercise training. 3 sessions per week. Session duration : 40 minutes. Self-regulated exercise intensity using Borg's ratings of perceived exertion (RPE)

Sponsors

Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* First-time prisoners ; elevated state anxiety (\> 40 on the state anxiety inventory)

Exclusion criteria

* Symptoms of and/or known cardiovascular, metabolic, psychiatric, neurological or neurodevelopmental disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
change in state anxietybefore and after the 6 weeks of interventionpre- to post-intervention change in the State Anxiety Inventory score (STAI; Spielberger et al., 1993). The STAI has 20 items assessed on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 4 (most intensive). Consequently, the range of possible scores is 20-80.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026