Effect of strength training in older depressed

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Major Depression; F32.8

• Registration Number: RBR-38nkj6
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Right-handed; sedentary for more than three months; performing more than one month pharmacological treatment; clinical diagnosis using the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition (DSM-IV).

Exclusion Criteria

Score over 18 points on the Hamilton Depression Scale; Score under 24 points in the Mini - Mental State Examination; Psychiatric comorbidities; neurodegenerative disease; severe cardiovascular disease; illiteracy; poor mobility; balance disorders; visual and / or auditory sharp.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reducing depressive symptoms at six months, verified by the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory, evidenced from the reduction of 50% in the pre and post intervention measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of cognitive functions in six months, verified by a neuropsychological analysis, from the observation of a variation of at least 10% in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Improvement in quality of life and physical and functional capacity in six months, verified by physical evaluation, from the observation of a variation of at least 10% in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Neurophysiological improvement in six months, verified through non-invasive electroencephalographic measures, from the observation of a modification of cortical electrical pattern found between pre and post.