Level of Physical Activity and Fear Learning

NCT05203731 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2026-02-27

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Summary

The proposed experimental study will be the first to investigate whether exercise vs. sitting enhances consolidation of extinction learning in adults with high AS and anxiety disorders, and the mechanistic pathways of expectancy, affect, and key stress response markers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

Moderate intensity exercise (typically a brisk walk or light run) will occur for 20 minutes after the emotional learning procedures on Day 1.

BEHAVIORAL

Sitting

Sitting will occur for 20 minutes after the emotional learning procedures on Day 1.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kristin Szuhany, MD · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-31
Primary Completion
2025-03-19
Completion
2025-03-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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