The Supporting Her In Navigating Exercise Program: Examining Peer Support to Promote Exercise Among Undergraduate Women

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.

NCT Number	NCT06823336
Lead Sponsor	Lakehead University Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), St. Joseph's Care Group
Conditions	Social Support (Formal and Informal)
Enrollment	24 participants
Start Date	2025-01-28
Primary Completion	2025-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-08 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-02-12