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FaReWell Depression - Facial Exercise Program to Treat Depression

NCT03983291 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-08-07

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Summary

This study investigates if a physiotherapeutic exercise program designed to relax facial muscles associated with the expression of negative emotions and to activate and strengthen facial muscles associated with the expression of positive emotions can reduce the symptoms of depression and improve wellbeing and quality of life in the affected patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

FaReWell Depression

Facial massage and force exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zentrum für Angst und Depressionsbehandlung Zürich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia Waldvogel, PhD · Zentrum für Angst und Depressionsbehandlung Zürich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-01
Primary Completion
2025-03-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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