Oxford Social Movement Activation Study (SOMA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05963581 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : July 27, 2023
Last Update Posted : February 22, 2024
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | July 18, 2023 | ||||||||
First Posted Date ICMJE | July 27, 2023 | ||||||||
Last Update Posted Date | February 22, 2024 | ||||||||
Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | July 17, 2023 | ||||||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | July 16, 2024 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Change in depressive symptoms from baseline at week four, eight, and twelve [ Time Frame: Will be assessed at week 0, 4, 8, and 12 of the intervention ] Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) score. Higher scores indicate greater depressive symptoms.
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Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | ||||||||
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Brief Title ICMJE | Oxford Social Movement Activation Study | ||||||||
Official Title ICMJE | Investigating the Effects of Social Movement on Mood and Social and Emotional Functioning in Young People Experiencing Low Mood | ||||||||
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:
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. |
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Detailed Description | Not Provided | ||||||||
Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||||||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | ||||||||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Intervention Model Description: Participants will be randomly assigned to either the salsa dancing intervention (46 participants) or the passive waiting-list control group (46 participants). Randomization will be stratified by gender. Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Basic Science |
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Intervention ICMJE | Behavioral: Salsa Dancing
Participants will complete salsa dancing classes in central Oxford with instructor(s) from the Oxford University Salsa Society
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Publications * |
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Status ICMJE | Recruiting | ||||||||
Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
92 | ||||||||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
Estimated Study Completion Date ICMJE | July 16, 2024 | ||||||||
Estimated Primary Completion Date | July 16, 2024 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | ||||||||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | 18 Years to 24 Years (Adult) | ||||||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | ||||||||
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Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United Kingdom | ||||||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT05963581 | ||||||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | SOMA | ||||||||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | ||||||||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product |
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IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE |
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Current Responsible Party | University of Oxford | ||||||||
Original Responsible Party | Same as current | ||||||||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | University of Oxford | ||||||||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | ||||||||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
Investigators ICMJE | Not Provided | ||||||||
PRS Account | University of Oxford | ||||||||
Verification Date | February 2024 | ||||||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |