Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy With Exercise Training in Adolescent Females With Elevated Depression Symptoms

Doaa Tammam Atia

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Other: Exercise Training; Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06281288

P.T.REC/012/004754

Details and patient eligibility

About

PURPOSE: To Study the Effect of Cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with exercise training in adolescent females with elevated depression symptoms

BACKGROUND: Teenagers are more likely than any other age group to experience psychological issues due to depression, Adolescents have gotten active attention from society for their mental health difficulties since they are a high-level reserve talent stratum in society. Adolescent depression rates have increased in recent years, and "silent killers" are preying on them. Teenagers are more likely than any other age group to experience psychological issues due to depression, Adolescents have gotten active attention from society for their mental health difficulties since they are a high-level reserve talent stratum in society. Adolescent depression rates have increased in recent years, and "silent killers"

RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there is an effect of exercise on depression in adolescent girls.

Full description

The interventions start after assessment of depression to know the level of depression by using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC), and the exercise intervention consist of physical activity combined with Cognitive behavioral therapy. Group - A perform regular physical activity in addition to cognitive therapy, Group - B perform irregular physical activity in addition to cognitive therapy, Group - C cognitive therapy only

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. Depression adolescent girls 2. All patients should be in school

Exclusion criteria

1. obesity
2. malignant diseases
3. psychotic disorders or psychosis.
4. Permanent long-term psychiatric medication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

cognitive therapy with regular exercise

Experimental group

Description:

In the form of regular exercise where each participant perform exercise training approximately 60-min 3 times per week for 12 weeks, each session includes a combination of moderate intensity (\~63% maximum heart rate; HRmax) aerobic (\~25 min) and resistance (\~25 min) activities, with additional time for warm-up (5 min; 10% HRmax) and cool down (5 min).

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Training

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

cognitive therapy with irregular exercise

Experimental group

Description:

in form of irregular exercise training approximately 60-min once a week for 12 weeks, each session include a combination of moderate intensity (\~63% maximum heart rate; HRmax) aerobic (\~25 min) and resistance (\~25 min) activities, with additional time for warm-up (5 min; 10% HRmax) and cool down (5 min).

Treatment:

Other: Exercise Training

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

cognitive therapy only

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive behavioral therapy) CBT (techniques is co facilitated by a psychiatrist where participants attend 12 sessions during the 12 weeks of treatment. The intervention is 60-min weekly in group sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy