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Exercise Training for the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

NCT00953654 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-09-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of 6 weeks of endurance or strength training and a wait list comparison condition on symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

Conditions

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Strength Training

6 weeks of strength training exercise sessions involving leg press, leg curl, and leg extension exercises twice weekly at an intensity progressing from 50% to 75% of predicted one-repetition maximum across the 6 weeks of the trial.

OTHER

Endurance Training

Six weeks of lower-body dynamic cycling exercise completed on an electronically-braked cycle ergometer twice weekly. The intervention will be matched to the strength training intervention on total work completed, total time actively engaged in exercise, a focus on leg muscles, and load (intensity) progression across the 6 week training protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Georgia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew P Herring, MS, MEd · The University of Georgia

  • Patrick J O'Connor, PhD · The University of Georgia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
39 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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