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Digital Intervention for Physical Activity in Depression and Anxiety

This study is testing if a digital intervention called "Pathverse mobile application" can help adults aged 19-40 who are experiencing moderate depressive symptoms. The researchers want to see if using this app to encourage physical activity can increase how much you move and reduce symptoms of depression. You would be eligible if you are physically inactive, fluent in English, and don't have uncorrected vision or hearing problems. The study aims to enroll 50 participants and is currently unclear on its recruitment status. Success would mean participants show increased physical activity and reduced depressive symptoms after using the app.

Study design
This study will randomly assign 50 participants to either use the Pathverse mobile application for four weeks or be in a control group that doesn't use the app. This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention.
What's involved
Participants will have four laboratory visits: two before the intervention and two after. If in the intervention group, you will download and use the Pathverse mobile application on your smartphone for four weeks, reporting on your chosen physical activities.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Depressive symptoms will be measured at pre-intervention, during the intervention (at two weeks), and immediately after the intervention. Physical activity will be measured at pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention.

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NCT07130734

Digital Intervention for Physical Activity

Recruiting
NAAges 19–40InterventionalTreatment
Auburn University
~50 participants
Updated 2025-09-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Digital Physical Activity

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Depressive Symptoms
Measured over pre-intervention, at the two-week time point during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Anxiety
Stress

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Alabama1

Who to contact

Christopher J Brush, Ph.D.
[email protected]
334-844-4483
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

What this trial measures

  • Depressive Symptomspre-intervention, at the two-week time point during the intervention, and immediately after the intervention

    Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) will be used to assess changes in symptoms of depression. The DASS-21 includes 7 items that assess for depression. Total scores for depression range from 0-42, with higher scores indicating greater depression severity.

  • Moderate-to-vigorous physical activitypre-intervention and immediately after the intervention

    Physical activity will be assessed using a wrist-worn accelerometer before and after the intervention. Physical activity outcomes will be calculated as amount of time spent in a specific intensity.