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Braining- Aerobic Physical Activity as Add on Treatment in Bipolar Depression

NCT05340686 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2026-02-10

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Summary

Hypothesis: the hypothesis of the study is that aerobic physical exercise (PE) performed with the method Braining accelerates recovery from bipolar depression as well as improves psychiatric and somatic health in individuals with bipolar depression Method: a randomized controlled trial with 54 patients with bipolar depression are randomized to 6 weeks of either 1) supervised aerobic PE 3 times/week, 2) supervised relaxation/stretching 3 times/week or 3) information about PE but no supervised activity.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic Physical Exercise

Moderate to vigorous physical exercise 30-45 minutes in a group setting led by psychiatric staff, 3 times per week for 6 weeks

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxing Physical Exercise

Relaxing exercises (stretching, light yoga) 30-45 minutes in a group setting led by psychiatric staff, 3 times per week for 6 weeks

BEHAVIORAL

Information about physical exercise

Written and oral information about physical exercise recommendations, on one occasion, by researcher

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lina Martinsson, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-26
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2029-04-20

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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