Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 7:18 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:04 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05963581
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-02-22
First Post:
2023-07-18
Brief Title:
Oxford Social Movement Activation Study
Sponsor:
University of Oxford
Organization:
University of Oxford
Study Overview
Official Title:
Investigating the Effects of Social Movement on Mood and Social and Emotional Functioning in Young People Experiencing Low Mood
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-02
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
SOMA
Brief Summary:
For adolescents and young people particularly there is need for better and more readily available treatments for depression and low mood Comparatively less work has been done to characterize and treat depression specifically in young people Previous literature indicates that often the unaddressed or under-addressed mental health difficulties in youth perseverate into adulthood and contribute to a host of individual and communal difficulties throughout the lifespan Specifically if depression goes unaddressed in young adulthood the likelihood of a chronic course and multiple relapses or recurrences is much higher
In the present research we seek to investigate the potential efficacy of a novel intervention for young people with low mood Depression disrupts social functioning and social connectedness is especially important during adolescence for healthy development Within a growing body of literature social dance has been linked to social and mental health benefits along the dimensions of those disrupted in depression We hypothesize that social dance might preferentially and efficiently target the goals of addressing loneliness closeness and enjoyment in young people compared to other approaches to the treatment of low mood and depression in a way that could lead to mood improvements
Specifically we are interested in the impact of a social movement-based activity salsa dancing on young peoples mood and social and emotional processing Social and emotional processing SEP tasks such as emotional facial recognition and memory for emotional words have been demonstrated to correspond with early changes that can be predictive of mood changes and treatment efficacy downstream Including SEP tasks in this research will help to elucidate the potential mechanisms underlying mood improvements should social dance correspond to improved mood in participants
The present research seeks to
1 Aim 1 Investigate the effect of a social dance intervention on low mood This will be assessed by administering psychological questionnaires to participants before during and after the study course of social dance sessions In particular we hypothesize that participants will experience reductions in low mood assessed via the PHQ-9 following the social movement intervention as compared to a waitlist control
2 Aim 2 Characterize any early social and emotional processing changes that correspond to social dance versus a waitlist control This will be assessed via social and emotional processing task performance before during and following the social movement sessions We anticipate that improvements in social and emotional functioning as demonstrated via one or several of these tasks will assist in elucidating the possible mechanisms responsible for mood improvement from social movement
3 Aim 3 Characterize any social interaction difference from pre to post intervention that correspond to the social dance versus waitlist condition This will be assessed via a version of the trust game before and following the social movement sessions and waitlist control We anticipate seeing more disrupted trust behavior prior to the intervention or control conditions and less disrupted trust behavior following salsa dancing classes but not the waitlist control
In this randomized controlled trial participants in the experimental group will complete six to eight sessions of social movement salsa dance classes within an eight-week period and complete psychological questionnaires and tasks before during and after these eight weeks Their scores will be compared with those of a control group that will participate in an active waitlist condition
If the present study suggests that social movement benefits young people with low mood it could form the basis for investigating a potential new cost-effective non-invasive accessible intervention that could be made available to young people
In the present research we seek to investigate the potential efficacy of a novel intervention for young people with low mood Depression disrupts social functioning and social connectedness is especially important during adolescence for healthy development Within a growing body of literature social dance has been linked to social and mental health benefits along the dimensions of those disrupted in depression We hypothesize that social dance might preferentially and efficiently target the goals of addressing loneliness closeness and enjoyment in young people compared to other approaches to the treatment of low mood and depression in a way that could lead to mood improvements
Specifically we are interested in the impact of a social movement-based activity salsa dancing on young peoples mood and social and emotional processing Social and emotional processing SEP tasks such as emotional facial recognition and memory for emotional words have been demonstrated to correspond with early changes that can be predictive of mood changes and treatment efficacy downstream Including SEP tasks in this research will help to elucidate the potential mechanisms underlying mood improvements should social dance correspond to improved mood in participants
The present research seeks to
1 Aim 1 Investigate the effect of a social dance intervention on low mood This will be assessed by administering psychological questionnaires to participants before during and after the study course of social dance sessions In particular we hypothesize that participants will experience reductions in low mood assessed via the PHQ-9 following the social movement intervention as compared to a waitlist control
2 Aim 2 Characterize any early social and emotional processing changes that correspond to social dance versus a waitlist control This will be assessed via social and emotional processing task performance before during and following the social movement sessions We anticipate that improvements in social and emotional functioning as demonstrated via one or several of these tasks will assist in elucidating the possible mechanisms responsible for mood improvement from social movement
3 Aim 3 Characterize any social interaction difference from pre to post intervention that correspond to the social dance versus waitlist condition This will be assessed via a version of the trust game before and following the social movement sessions and waitlist control We anticipate seeing more disrupted trust behavior prior to the intervention or control conditions and less disrupted trust behavior following salsa dancing classes but not the waitlist control
In this randomized controlled trial participants in the experimental group will complete six to eight sessions of social movement salsa dance classes within an eight-week period and complete psychological questionnaires and tasks before during and after these eight weeks Their scores will be compared with those of a control group that will participate in an active waitlist condition
If the present study suggests that social movement benefits young people with low mood it could form the basis for investigating a potential new cost-effective non-invasive accessible intervention that could be made available to young people
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None