IN2SHAPE: A Study of Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence — IN2SHAPE  

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title: IN2SHAPE Intervention to Stay Healthy and Physical Everyday: A Randomised Controlled Trial for the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Self-motivated Physical Activity Intervention on the Mental Health of Adolescents.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether physical activity prevents development of depressive symptoms in adolescents.

Clinical Trial Description

The primary objective of the project is to establish whether increasing physical activity can promote mental well-being in adolescents who are already displaying some depressive symptoms.

A further objective is to evaluate the feasibility of a novel self-motivated physical activity intervention, which has been designed for this project.

The final objective of this project is to investigate alternative intervention delivery modes, for an adolescent sample with subclinical depressive symptomatology, i.e., presenting with some depression symptoms but not at a level where major depressive disorder would be diagnosed. We aim to compare the effect of a completely mediated delivery approach for physical activity (i.e., no researcher contact) and a mediated intervention with face-to-face contact and fortnightly check-in telephone calls. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression

• NCT number: NCT00738634
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Australian National University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2008
• Completion date: April 2010