The overarching objective is to examine the brain-based biological mechanistic pathway by which exercise exerts anxiolytic effects. The investigators will measure brain-derived markers of mitochondrial metabolism (acetyl-L-carnitine \[LAC\]) and inflammation (interleukin-6 \[IL-6\]) using innovative technology to isolate neuronal exosomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Exercise intervention is delivered in weekly individual sessions virtually for the 4-week intervention period. Sessions range from 25-45 minutes. The sessions serve as touch base points to review exercise for the week, plan for the coming week, problem-solve obstacles, and discuss various motivational strategies to help with an exercise routine. Participants are prescribed 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise per week to be completed at home.
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGAcetyl-L-carnitine (LAC) Levels
Levels of LAC isolated from neuronal exosomes from plasma blood draws.
Time frame: Week 4
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Levels
Levels of IL-6 isolated from neuronal exosomes from plasma blood draws.
Time frame: Week 4
Continuously measured moderate/vigorous minutes of exercise
Information collected via Fitbit.
Time frame: Up to Week 4
7-Day Physical Activity Recall
Measurement of total weekly metabolic equivalent of task (MET)-hours.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS)
OASIS is a 5-item assessment of anxiety severity and impairment over the past week; each item is rated on a Likert scale from 0-4. The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0-20; higher scores indicate greater anxiety severity and impairment.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI-3) Score
ASI-3 is an 18-item assessment of anxiety severity over the past week; each item is rated on a Likert scale from 0-4. The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0-72; higher scores indicate greater anxiety severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) Score
QIDS is a 16-item assessment of depressive symptomatology; each item is rated on a Likert scale from 0-3. The total score is the sum of responses from each of the 9 domains and ranges from 0-27; higher scores indicate greater severity of depressive symptomatology.
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Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score
PSS is a 10-item assessment of perceived stress; each item is rated on a scale from 0-4. The score is the sum of responses ranges from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
CTQ is a 28-item assessment of childhood trauma. The scale comprises five sub-scales; the score to each subscale ranges from 5-25; the total score is the sum of the sub-scales and ranges from 25-125; higher scores indicate more frequent/severe childhood trauma experiences.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Score
ISI is a 7-item assessment of insomnia; each item is rated on a scale from 0-4. The total score is the sum of responses and ranges from 0-28; higher scores indicate greater insomnia severity.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) Score
IPAQ is an assessment of overall activity levels; the total score is expressed as METs (Metabolic Equivalents), a unit representing energy cost, where 1 MET is resting energy expenditure.
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Time frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4