Exercise and Severe Depression: Clinical and Biological Analysis
NCT ID: NCT01899716
Last Updated: 2013-12-30
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-01-31
2012-12-31
Brief Summary
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Hypothesis: Exercise can be used as a safe and efficacious complimentary strategy in severe depressed inpatients.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Exercise
Aerobic Exercise, 3 times peer week, A dose of 16.5 kcal/kg weight peer week.
Exercise
Control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Exercise
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* score of 25 or more on Hamilton-17
* not being involved in other physical activity programs during the hospitalization
* aged between 18 and 60 years
* being able to read, understand, and provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* are unable to exercise due other clinical condition
* have diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder or current use of alcohol or other drugs according to M.I.N.I DSM-IV criteria American Psychiatry Association(1994)
* if they are taking beta-blocking medications
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Felipe B Schuch, MSc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
HCPA
Marcelo PA Fleck, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
HCPA
Locations
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Hospital de Clincas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Countries
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References
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Schuch FB, Vasconcelos-Moreno MP, Borowsky C, Fleck MP. Exercise and severe depression: preliminary results of an add-on study. J Affect Disord. 2011 Oct;133(3):615-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.030. Epub 2011 May 25.
Schuch FB, de Almeida Fleck MP. Is Exercise an Efficacious Treatment for Depression? A Comment upon Recent Negative Findings. Front Psychiatry. 2013 Apr 2;4:20. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00020. eCollection 2013. No abstract available.
Other Identifiers
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07-438
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id