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Exercise Training Versus Drug Therapy for Treating Depression in Older Adults

NCT00331305 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 457

Last updated 2013-08-29

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of both center-based and home-based exercise versus the antidepressant drug sertraline in treating depression in middle-aged and older adults.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Supervised Exercise

BEHAVIORAL

Home-Based Exercise

DRUG

Sertraline (Zoloft)

DRUG

Placebo Pill

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James A. Blumenthal, PhD · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-08-31
Completion
2007-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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