The Supporting Her In Navigating Exercise Program: Examining Peer Support to Promote Exercise Among Undergraduate Women
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Conditions studied: Social Support (Formal and Informal)
In brief
The purpose of this randomized controlled pilot trial is to test the effectiveness of a six-week tailored physical activity program with and without peer mentoring on the psychological constructs and exercise behaviour of inactive undergraduate women. The objectives are to: * Quantify the degree to which a peer-mentorship intervention affects exercise motivation determined through three basic psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness). * Examine general psychological distress and exercise engagement throughout the study. * Qualitatively explore participants' experiences following the completion of the program using an open-ended survey to gain a better understanding of its impact. Researchers will compare the parallel arm conditions to see how the inclusion of social support impacts exercise engagement. Participants will be asked to engage in exercise three times a week at the campus gym; those in the intervention condition will have an assigned peer-mentor who will join them for one weekly session and virtually communicate with them between sessions.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06823336
- Run by
- Lakehead University
- People needed
- 24
- Starts
- 2025-01-28
- Expected to finish
- 2025-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-12
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Identify as a woman
- Full-time undergraduate student at Lakehead University
- Classified as an exercise initiate (e.g., report one or fewer bouts of exercise per week)
- Reported an absence of health risks that would interfere with exercise engagement as determined by the Get Active Questionnaire
- Able to commute to Lakehead's campus
- Want to become more active
- Have access to online technology (e.g., email, zoom)
- Can speak, read, and write in English fluently
You may not qualify if…
- Identify as a man
- Not enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at Lakehead University
- Report the presence of health risks that would interfere with exercise engagement
- Meet the national physical activity guidelines (e.g., 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week)
- Unable to commute to campus
- Lack of access to technology
- Not fluent in English
Where it is running
- Lakehead University — Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
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