Do Moderately and Severely Depressed Individuals Derive the Same Psychological Benefits From a 10-weeks Long Aerobic Exercise Program ?

Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentJanuary 19, 2022

ConditionsDepressive Symptoms

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Depressive Symptoms
Sponsor: Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: change in the intensity of depressive symptoms
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

This study is a comparative trial comparing the time course of depressive symptoms between moderately and severely depressed participants over a 10-week long exercise program

Detailed Description

Sixty depressed French adults (34 with symptoms of moderate intensity and 26 with symptoms of severe intensity as defined by the PHQ-9 cutting scores) voluntarily participated in our comparative trial. A control group (waiting list) of n = 16 including 8 severely depressed and 8 moderately depressed participants received no physical exercise. For the remaining 44 participants (26 with moderate-intensity depressive symptoms and 18 with high-intensity depressive symptoms), two weekly Nordic Walking sessions of 1h were performed for 10 consecutive weeks. Depressive symptoms were assessed using standard self-report questionnaires at various time points: 1/ enrollment (using the PHQ-9), and then (2) just before the beginning of the exercise intervention (pre-intervention; using the BDI-II), 2/ at the end of Week 5 (mid-intervention; using the BDI-II), and 3/ the day following the end of the exercise program (post-intervention)

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 19, 2022

End Date

May 1, 2022

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel