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Depressive SymptomsEXIMOSNCT05703776

Physical Exercise and Depressive Symptoms in Moderately or Severely Depressed Adults

A study testing Nordic Walking in people with Depressive Symptoms, run by Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial 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 Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Depressive Symptoms
What is being tested?
Nordic Walking
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
19 Jan 2022to 1 May 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

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

Who cannot join

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

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • association JBPMM

    Nancy, 54000

Other trials in France

About this study

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

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

Read the 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)

Being tested
Nordic Walking
Keywords
add-on treatment
Medical subject headings
Depression

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nordic WalkingBehavioural

    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.

Study groups in NCT05703776
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Nordic WalkingExperimental2 weekly sessions of supervised Nordic Walking in a city park with trees, grass, and ponds. Exercise intensity was set at 65%-75% of age-predicted maximal heart rate. The length of training was consecutive 10 weeks
Receives: Behavioral: Nordic Walking
controlNo interventionno intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. change in the intensity of depressive symptoms

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

    Measured: 10 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Jan 2023
  2. Study start19 Jan 2022
  3. Primary completion15 Apr 2022
  4. Study completion1 May 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
open randomized controlled trial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05703776
Sponsor's protocol ID
JBPMM-1
Acronym
EXIMOS
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
20 Oct 2022
Last updated
30 Jan 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Data will be made available upon reasonable request. Requests for access to data from the study should be addressed to Fabien D. Legrand at fabien.legrand@univ-reims.fr. All proposals requesting data access will need to specify how it is planned to use the data, and all proposals will need approval of the study co- investigator team before data release.

Publications

  • Beck AT, Steer RA, Brown GK. Beck Depression Inventory (2nd edition). San Antonio, TX: Hartcourt Brace, 1996.

  • Kroenke K, Spitzer RL. The PHQ-9: a new depression diagnostic and severity measure. Psychiatric Annals. 2002; 32: 509-521.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Nordic Walking in people with Depressive Symptoms, run by Je Bouge Pour Mon Moral at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jan 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

change in the intensity of depressive symptoms (time frame: 10 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05703776, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jan 2023.

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