Exploring the Effects of Strength Training on Depressive Symptoms and Cardiovascular Risk in Black Men

Teachers College, Columbia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depressive Symptoms

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise; Behavioral: Health Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03107039

512156

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will address a gap in the literature and advance the field of minority men's health. Specifically, it will be the first randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise as a dual intervention for depression symptoms and CVD risk reduction with depressed Black men.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Experiencing depression symptoms and generally healthy.

Exclusion criteria

• Anyone assessed to be unsafe to be enrolled.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will use a resistance exercise curriculum.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise

Health Education

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm will use health education curriculum.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health Education