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Digital Intervention for Physical Activity
Digitally-Delivered Intervention to Prompt Physical Activity
Who can join
Ages 19 to 40 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: \- Participants will not qualify for the current study if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria.
About the study
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
What is being tested
- Digital Physical Activity (behavioral)
Sponsor: Auburn University · Participants: 50 · Started: Sep 22, 2025
Contact the study team
- Christopher J Brush, Ph.D. · Phone: 334-844-4483
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07130734
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | Kinesiology Building, Auburn |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.