Vigorous Exercise for Depressed Smokers

Supervised, Vigorous Intensity Exercise Intervention for Depressed Female Smokers

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01860924

Enrollment

Registered

2013-05-23

Start date

2013-05-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2016-01-14

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Conditions

Depression, Nicotine Dependence

Keywords

exercise, depression, smoking

Brief summary

In this project the investigators will develop and pilot test a supervised, vigorous intensity exercise intervention for depressed female smokers. If the pilot intervention is successful the investigators will have a blueprint for a large randomized controlled trial. The long term objective is to develop interventions for depressed women that will ultimately reduce their risk of tobacco-caused disease and mortality.

Detailed description

This project will be the first to evaluate supervised vigorous exercise for depressed smokers

Interventions

BEHAVIORALexercise

vigorous intensity exercise

BEHAVIORALhealth education

education

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. depressed (CES-D) score 16 or above 2. 18 years of age 3. female gender 4. sedentary 5. current cigarette smoker

Exclusion criteria

1. smoking cessation medication 2. Not able to exercise medically

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
smoking abstinence	6 months	Smoking cessation biochemically confirmed

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
depressive symptoms	6 months	depressive symptoms (PHQ-9)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026