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Trial Investigating the Effect of Different Exercise Forms on Depression

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified February 2005 by Demostudiet.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Demostudiet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00103415
First received: February 8, 2005
Last updated: July 12, 2006
Last verified: February 2005
History of Changes
  Purpose

During one year, 5-8% of the population will suffer from major depression. Some of the key symptoms are loss of interest in daily activities, loss of energy and sleeping disturbances. The financial consequences of this disease is estimated to be more than 30 million pounds per year in Great Britain and USA alone. There is an increasing interest in the effect exercise has on depression. Smaller studies indicate that exercise is a good treatment for depression. This study will be a large scale randomized trial and will hopefully bring important knowledge on the effects exercise has on depression.

We will compare the effect endurance training, weight-lifting exercise and a control group has on depressive symptoms after 4 months training, twice a week.


Condition Intervention
Depression
 Behavioral: Endurance training
Behavioral: Weight-lifting training

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Randomized Clinical Trial Investigating the Effect of Different Exercise Forms on Depression

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Demostudiet:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • HAMD-17

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Remission (<8 HAMD-17)
  • Response (50% reduction of score on HAMD-17)
  • Job situation

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: February 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: February 2007
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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: 18-55
  • ICD-10 diagnoses F32.0, F32.1, F33.0, F33.1
  • Speak fluent danish

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not able to do exercise
  • Drug/alcohol addict
  • The patient already engages in more than one hour of weekly exercise.
  • The patient has not been working the last 24 months due to depression.
  • Suicidal behavior.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00103415

Locations
Denmark
Psychiatric department, Bispebjerg Hospital
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2400
Sponsors and Collaborators
Demostudiet
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Merete Nordentoft, M.D, Ph.D. Bispebjerg Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided by Demostudiet

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00103415     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: KF01-213/04
Study First Received: February 8, 2005
Last Updated: July 12, 2006
Health Authority: Denmark: National Board of Health

Keywords provided by Demostudiet:
Depression
Exercise
Job

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013