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tDCS for Increasing Exercise Adherence in Depressed Individuals

NCT03178903 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 51

Last updated 2023-02-27

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation) for increasing exercise adherence among low active individuals with elevated depressive symptoms. The investigators expect that this project will contribute much needed knowledge about the role that tDCS can play in changing the affective experience of exercise.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

tDCS

Participants in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will receive tDCS over the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

OTHER

Sham tDCS

Participants in sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will receive shame tDCS over the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic Exercise (AE)

Participants will engage in supervised, 30-minute bouts of moderate-intensity exercise 3x/week for 8 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Butler Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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