NCT04572035

Exercise + Self-Compassion Intervention for Depression

Completed NA Last updated 25 April 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Behavioural Coaching in Depression in 60 participants. Completed in 30 June 2022.

Timeline

1 October 2020

Primary endpoint
30 June 2022

30 June 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Western University, Canada
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	60
Start date	1 October 2020
Primary completion	30 June 2022
Estimated completion	30 June 2022
Sites	1 location across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

• Behavioural Coaching
• Self-compassion psychoeducation
• Exercise

Conditions studied

• Depression — all drugs for Depression →

Sponsor

Western University, Canada

Who can join

Adults 17 to 30, any sex, with Depression. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

An alarming number of students report depressive symptoms that make it difficult to function academically. Previous research has indicated that exercise can be effective in treating mild-moderate depression. However, individuals with depression may struggle psychologically to adhere to exercise programs. Researchers have highlighted the potential role of self-compassion, a psychological approach that is useful in dealing with personal inadequacies, to facilitate health behaviour regulation. Behavioural coaching is another approach that consists of self-regulatory strategies such as action planning and less emphasis on emotion-focused strategies. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a structured exercise and psychoeducation program on improving depressive symptoms among inactive students with depression and to evaluate if the addition of psychological components (self-compassion or behavioural coaching) affects this effectiveness. Students with mild-to-moderate depression will refer themselves to participate or be referred/recommended by Student Health Services at Western University. The study will consist of attending 3 exercise + psychoeducation sessions per week for 10-weeks. Study participants will be randomly allocated to one of three groups; exercise only, exercise + self-compassion, or exercise + behavioral coaching. All will complete questionnaires before, after, and 3-months following the end of their sessions. It is expected that participants in the exercise + self-compassion or exercise + behaviour coaching groups will show greater improvements in their depressive symptoms, program adherence and follow-up exercise behaviour and depression after 3 months than the exercise only group and that the exercise + self-compassion group will be superior to the exercise + behavioural coaching group in those measurements.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.