NCT00931814

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 8-week exercise training on depression symptoms, physical functions, and quality of life in the community-dwelling elderly.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2005

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2005

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2006

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2006

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 1, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 2, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

July 7, 2009

Status Verified

July 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

July 1, 2009

Last Update Submit

July 6, 2009

Conditions

Healthy Elderly

Keywords

Depressionphysical functionQuality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Taiwanese Geriatric Depression Scale (TGDS), Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS)

    8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Short-form 36 (SF-36)

    8 weeks

Study Arms (1)

exercise

OTHER
Other: exercise training

Interventions

exercise trainingOTHER

A progressive and structured, small-group exercise training 3 times a week, 30-40 min a session at intensity of 12-14 in rate of perceived exertion (RPE) for 8 weeks

Also known as: exercise
exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Age65 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsOlder Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • elderly subjects living in the community aged 65 years or older, sedentary lifestyle

You may not qualify if:

  • cancer, major neuromuscular disease, respiratory or cardiovascular disease which might affect exercise
  • post myocardial infarction or major surgery in the previous year
  • psychological disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral SymptomsBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 1, 2009

First Posted

July 2, 2009

Study Start

December 1, 2005

Primary Completion

May 1, 2006

Study Completion

June 1, 2006

Last Updated

July 7, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-07

Locations

TW(1)