Vigorous Exercise for Depressed Smokers

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nicotine Dependence; Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: exercise; Behavioral: health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01860924

12-006106

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this project the investigators will develop and pilot test a supervised, vigorous intensity exercise intervention for depressed female smokers. If the pilot intervention is successful the investigators will have a blueprint for a large randomized controlled trial. The long term objective is to develop interventions for depressed women that will ultimately reduce their risk of tobacco-caused disease and mortality.

Full description

This project will be the first to evaluate supervised vigorous exercise for depressed smokers

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. depressed (CES-D) score 16 or above
2. 18 years of age
3. female gender
4. sedentary
5. current cigarette smoker

Exclusion criteria

1. smoking cessation medication
2. Not able to exercise medically

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

health education

Active Comparator group

Description:

health education control

Treatment:

Behavioral: health education

exercise

Experimental group

Description:

vigorous supervised exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise