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NCT Number: NCT05703776

Physical Exercise and Depressive Symptoms in Moderately or Severely Depressed Adults

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

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Key information

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

association JBPMM

Nancy, 54000, France

About this study

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)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • PHQ-9 (Kroenke et al., 2001) score of 10 or above

Exclusion criteria

  • medical contraindication to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
  • inability to read French language

Treatment and study plan

Nordic walking

Behavioral

Nordic Walking (NW) is an aerobic physical activity where regular walking is enhanced by the addition of the active use of specifically designed NW poles. The physical strain is distributed in a balanced way to various muscle groups of the whole body.

Primary outcomes

  1. change in the intensity of depressive symptoms

    Time frame: 10 weeks

    self-evaluated intensity of depressive symptoms. Was obtained using the standard Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II; Beck et al., 1996)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral

Other

Collaborators

  • University Grenoble Alps

Registry information

Official study title

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

Acronym: EXIMOS

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jan 30, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 30, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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