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Home-based exercise for college students during the COVID - 19 pandemic

Effects of a home-based exercise program on mental health for college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a controlled trial - Covid - 19 Coronavírus disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8dtxtcm
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-07-04
Start date
2021-03-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Social isolation

Interventions

Research developed remotely, through virtual platforms. Each participant performed a screening at the beginning and end of the project, with an assessment of lifestyle and mental health, through quest
and 2) Control Group, with 20 students who did not participate in the intervention stage. At the end of the program, all evaluations were performed again with all participants involved. The physical e
2) 30-40 minutes of multi-joint exercises for upper and lower limbs
3) 5-10 minutes of intermittent cardiorespiratory activities
and 4) 5 minutes of relaxation and calm down. The exercises were performed using their own body weight, in addition to objects available in the participants' homes, such as buckets, gallons, bottles,
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Sponsors

Profa. Dra. Iane de Paiva Novais
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female students; age from 18 years; enrolled in undergraduate or graduate courses offered by the State University of Southwest Bahia, on the Jequié, Vitória da Conquista or Itapetinga campuses; no restrictions for the practice of physical activity; with availability to participate in the activities proposed by the researchers; agreement and signature of the Free and Informed Consent Form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not answering the questionnaires in full; answer one or more questions in the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire in the affirmative; and or present any physical or mental condition that prevents the performance of exercises

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find an improvement in Quality of Life, evaluated through the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire, which is formed by eight domains, functional capacity, physical aspects, pain, general health status, vitality, social aspects, emotional and mental health. Data were collected one week before the intervention and one week after the intervention. The SF-36 score can range from 0 to 100, in which higher scores indicate better health status, so we will observe, through pre- and post-intervention assessment, whether there was an improvement in the health status of the participants.;It is expected to find an improvement in Sleep Quality, verified through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. This instrument involves factors related to the participant's last month's sleep, assessing subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disorders, use of sleeping medications and dysfunction during the day. The scores are summed and range from 0 to 21, in which sleep quality is classified as: a) Good: 0 to 4 points; b) Bad: 5 to 10 points; and c) Presence of sleep disorder: greater than 10 points. In this way, we will observe, through the pre and post intervention evaluation, if there was an improvement in the sleep quality of the participants. Data were collected one week before the intervention and one week after the intervention.;It is expected to find an improvement in symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression, verified through the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), which is a set of three scales, each with 7 items, designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. Scores from 0 to 3 are assigned, being classified as normal, mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe. Thus, we will observe, through the pre and post intervention evaluation, if there was an improvement in the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. Data were collected one week before the intervention and one wee

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactIane Novais

Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia - UESB

iane.paiva@uesb.edu.br+55 (73) 991022749

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)