Digital program encouraging physical activity for adults with depression symptoms
Tests a digital program prompting activity in adults with depressive symptoms.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Digital Intervention for Physical Activity
Key facts
- Where
- Auburn, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 19 and 40 years old?
Source: NCT07130734, who can take part
Where in United States
- Kinesiology BuildingAuburn, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Auburn University
- Trial code
- NCT07130734
- Record updated
- 28 October 2026
- Original description
The present study will assess the effects of a four-week digitally delivered intervention on physical activity and depressive symptoms among adults experiencing at least moderate depressive symptoms. The main questions this research aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Digitally-Delivered Intervention to Prompt Physical Activity
The present study will assess the effects of a four-week digitally delivered intervention on physical activity and depressive symptoms among adults experiencing at least moderate depressive symptoms. The main questions this research aims to answer are:
* Does a digitally-delivered intervention increase physical activity levels? * Does a digitally-delivered intervention reduce symptoms of depression?
Researchers will compare an intervention promoting physical activity to a passive control (does not receive the intervention) group to see if the intervention reduces depressive symptoms and increases physical activity levels.
Participants will:
* Visit the laboratory at two separate time points before group assignment, separated by one week of physical activity monitoring * Be randomly assigned to complete four weeks of a digital intervention prompting engagement in physical activity or have their mental health symptoms monitored over four weeks (i.e., passive control group) * Visit the laboratory at two separate time points after the intervention, separated by one week of physical activity monitoring
Inclusion: Between the ages of 19 and 40 years; Verbally fluent in English (i.e., must be able to speak or understand English); No uncorrected visual or hearing impairment; Moderate depressive symptoms or greater of at least 10 or higher on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 screening instrument; Eligible to participate in physical activity; Physically inactive (i.e., engaging in less than 150 min of weekly moderate-to-vigorous physical activity); Owns an Apple or Android mobile device, willing to download the Pathverse app , and willing to keep the device on during the study period; Not currently pregnant.
Exclusion: Participants will not qualify for the current study if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria.