F32 F33
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The exercise group participates daily for ten days in a computer-animated endurance sport for 20 minutes with cardiopulmonary exercise.
Group 2: The placebo group carries out stretching exerc
Sponsors
Schlosspark-Klinik
Abt. Psychiatrie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Major depression according to the ICD-10 (single or recurrent episode ; F32, F33), confirmed by the Standardized Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders, „Mini-DIPS“ 2. HAMD-17 score of at least 15 3. Participants have a sufficient physical fitness to carry out the training sessions 4. Participants are not included in other sport therapies 5. Participants have to be at least 18 years old 6. Informed consent: Participants provided verbally and written informed consent after they were in detail verbally and written informed about the study and had sufficient time (at least one night) for consideration by given capacity to consent 7. Ability to complete self administered questionnaires in German. 8. Suitability for study-related physical activity by internal medicine preliminary assessment
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Serious internistic diseases, particularly cardiopulmonary or musculoskeletal disorders. 2. Manic or hypomanic episodes in the past (bipolar disorder) 3. Pregnant, or breast feeding at the time of assessment 4. Aches and pains at the musculoskeletal system 5. Epilepsy 6. Schizophrenic disorder (F2) 7. Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders (F0) 8. Judicial hospitalization / lawful support or mentoring
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of the depressive symptoms, assessed with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 17 item version (HAMD-17). Four measure time points: baseline (T1), during the intervention (T2), post intervention (T3) and 1-week-follow-up (T4). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. „Skala zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung“ (SWE), self-efficacy, measure time points: T1-T4 2. „Beck-Depressions-Inventar II (BDI-II)“, severity of the depressive symptoms, self rating, measure time points: T1-T4 3. ”Clinical Global Impression“ (CGI), to measure symptom severity and efficacy of the treatment, measure times: T1-T4 4. „ Rated Perceived Exertion“ (RPE), to asses subject's perception of exertion (measure times: first and last day of the trainig and T2). 5. Acceptability of and the attitude to the computer-animated endurance sport with the „Aktzeptanzfragebogen“, measure times: T4 6. Heart rate in all training sessions with a heart rate monitor watch 7. Scores, achieved by the participants in the computer-animated endurance sport 8. Rate of responders 9. Rate of remitters | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJennifer Veidt
Schlosspark-Klinik
Outcome results
None listed