The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Nomophobia and Anxiety

The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Nomophobia and Anxiety in Nomophobic University Students

It was aimed to examine the effect of aerobic exercise on nomophobia and anxiety in nomophobic university students.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Anxiety Disorders
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Exercise

Detailed Description

It was aimed to examine the effect of aerobic exercise on nomophobia and anxiety in nomophobic university students. There is no study in the literature examining the relationship between aerobic exercise and nomophobia in young people. Since our study will be the first to investigate the subject, we foresee that it is scientifically important and will shed light on future studies. In addition, national or international publications are planned after the study is completed.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Konya, Turkey, 42100
    • KTO Karatay Üniversitesi

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 24 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who scored above 22 points on the Beck anxiety scale and 60 points or higher on the nomophobia scale

Exclusion Criteria:

• any condition that may prevent the participant from exercising

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: control group; No application will be made to the participants in the control group.
Experimental: Exercise group; Participants will perform aerobic exercise 3 times a week at an intensity of 60-80% of age-adjusted maximal heart reserve on the treadmill and bicycle ergometer for 4 weeks.	Other: Exercise; aerobic exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline in nomophobia score at four weeks	The Nomophobia scale, a 7-point Likert scale consisting of 20 questions developed by Yildirim & Correia, was used to evaluate the nomophobia levels of the participants.Those with a total scores less than 20 did not have nomophobia, 21-59 had mild,60-99 had modarate,and 100-140 had extreme nomophobia	baseline and 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline in anxiety score at four weeks	The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), created by Aaron T. Beck and other colleagues, is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory that is used for measuring the severity of anxiety in adolescents and adults ages 17 and older.A maximum of 63 points can be obtained from the scale.Less than 21 points indicates mild anxiety, 22-35 points moderate and above 36 points severe anxiety.	baseline and 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: KTO Karatay University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 28, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 28, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): January 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 24, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 24, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): December 5, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 20, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 16, 2023
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Anxiety Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: Karataynomofobia

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No