UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000001488
Receipt number R000001806
Scientific Title A randomised controlled trial of exercise class for older persons with mild depression
Date of disclosure of the study information 2008/11/09
Last modified on 2008/11/08 07:43:18

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Basic information

Public title

A randomised controlled trial of exercise class for older persons with mild depression

Acronym

Effects of exercise class on older persons with mild depression

Scientific Title

A randomised controlled trial of exercise class for older persons with mild depression

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of exercise class on older persons with mild depression

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Mild depression

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purposes of this study is to evaluate: 1) if weekly low-intensity exercise decreases the severity of psychiatrist-diagnosed mild depression; 2) if the decrease in symptom severity continues after intervention; and 3) if any symptomatic improvement can be attributed to exercise itself without any effect of being socialized or group dynamics.

Basic objectives2

Safety

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Explanatory

Developmental phase

Phase II,III


Assessment

Primary outcomes

The 21-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) assessed by a psychiatrist in a blinded fashion at 10 weeks

Key secondary outcomes

HAM-D assessment is performed for the intervention group 10 weeks and 6 months after the end of the exercise program


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is considered as a block.

Blocking

YES

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

low-intensity exercise class for 1 hour each week for 10 weeks

Interventions/Control_2

being asked to spend normal lifes

Interventions/Control_3

life review for 1 hour each week for 10 weeks

Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

60 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

86 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Community dwellers with mild depression, which is definded as dysthimia or minor depression in accordance with DSM-IV.

Key exclusion criteria

Subjects are excluded if they express suicidal ideation. Other exclusion criteria are alcoholism, any psychiatric treatment, a score of 23 points or less on the Mini-Mental State Examination, and physical diseases that made exercise inappropriate

Target sample size

90


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Kazushige Ihara

Organization

Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Social medicine

Division name

Division of Public Health

Zip code


Address

5-21-16, Omorinishi, Otaku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3762-4151(.2417)

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Kazushige Ihara

Organization

Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Social medicine

Division name

Division of Public Health

Zip code


Address

5-21-16, Omorinishi, Otaku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3762-4151(.2417)

Homepage URL


Email

ihara1@med.toho-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Toho University School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Division of Public Health

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

19001

Org. issuing International ID_1

Toho University School of Medicine

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2008 Year 11 Month 09 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Date of protocol fixation

2006 Year 04 Month 21 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2007 Year 08 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2010 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2010 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2010 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Date analysis concluded

2011 Year 09 Month 01 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2008 Year 11 Month 08 Day

Last modified on

2008 Year 11 Month 08 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000001806


Research Plan
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