NCT04403373

Effectiveness of Walking Exercise in Improving Depression in Older Adults With Major Depressive Disorder, A Pilot Study

Effectiveness of Different Intensities Walking Exercise in Improving Depression in Older Adults With Major Depressive Disorder, A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

1. This pilot randomized controlled trial aims at investigating the effects of different intensities of aerobic walking exercise to alleviate depression in older adults with major depressive disorder. Both baseline and post-intervention measurements will be conducted at the Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Division of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, while the exercise intervention will be conducted outdoors in a small group setting (3-5 participants). 2. Three-time-per-week moderate-intensity (\~3.5 METs) or vigorous-intensity (\~7 METs) walking exercise will be prescribed to participants in two exercise groups, while the participants in the waitlist group will receive no intervention. The intervention duration is 12 weeks. 3. We will recruit participants from the community in HK. Interested participants will be invited for a semi-structured interview including an assessment on the Beck Depression Inventory and medical history record to confirm eligibility.

Conditions

• Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Waitlist control	waitlist control
BEHAVIORAL	Moderate-intensity walking exercise	walking exercise
BEHAVIORAL	Vigorous-intensity walking exercise	walking exercise

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2020-05-27
• Last updated: 2021-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong