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FaReWell Depression - Facial Exercise Program to Treat Depression
Sponsor: Zentrum für Angst und Depressionsbehandlung Zürich
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.
Official title: Facial Rehabilitation of Wellbeing in Depression: a Randomized Controled Trial of a Facial Physiotherapeutic Exercise Program in the Treatment of Depression
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2019-06-01
Completion Date
2025-12-01
Last Updated
2024-08-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
FaReWell Depression
Facial massage and force exercise
Locations (1)
Zentrum für Angst- und Depressionsbehandlung
Zurich, Switzerland