Treating Depression With Physical Exercise

Umeå University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical exercise program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01573130

Progredi

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of an internet-administered, therapist-assisted physical exercise program for the treatment of depression.

Full description

Previous research has found promising results regarding physical exercise as treatment of depression. This study will test a 9 week, internet-administered, therapist-assisted physical exercise program.

Enrollment: 128 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Satisfy DSM-IV criteria for depression
• Living in Sweden and being able to read Swedish
• Access to computer with internet connection

Exclusion criteria

• Currently receiving other psychological treatment
• Non-stable use of psychoactive medication
• Deemed to suffer from a too severe depression, or being suicidal
• Deemed to suffer from other psychological disorder, e.g. psychosis, bipolarity etc.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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128 participants in 2 patient groups

Initial treatment group

Experimental group

Description:

Group receives treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical exercise program

Waiting list control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The waiting list control group receives treatment after 9 weeks, before which they do weekly ratings.