Effects of a Short-term Exercise Intervention on Sleep in Women Exposed to Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT05097352 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2023-04-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to test whether sleep improvements, following 6 weeks of high-intensity interval training exercise among adult women exposed to a traumatic event, are mediated by improvements in heart rate variability or decreased anxiety and hyperarousal symptoms.

Conditions

  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
  • Mental Disorders
  • Exercise

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

Twenty minutes of HIIT will be completed three days a week for six weeks.

OTHER

Waitlist

Waitlist participants will be tested on the outcomes at the same time points as the treatment group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Georgia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-24
Primary Completion
2023-03-31
Completion
2023-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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