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Physical Activity for Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

Sponsor: Universite du Quebec en Outaouais

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a supervised physical activity program can be successfully carried out for adults living with obesity and depression, and whether people are willing to take part in this kind of research. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can researchers recruit enough participants and keep them in the study? Will participants attend the physical activity sessions? Does physical activity change how depression symptoms are connected to each other over time? Researchers expect that the study procedures and the physical activity program will be feasible and acceptable, based on goals set before the study began. Researchers also expect that physical activity will weaken the connections between depression symptoms over time and will lower depression symptoms overall. This second idea will be tested more fully in a future, larger trial. Researchers will compare a supervised physical activity program to usual care to see whether the program can be delivered as planned and is acceptable to participants. Participants will: * Take part in a physical activity program led by a kinesiologist, twice a week for 9 weeks, or receive usual care plus information about physical activity and mental health support * Have a health check-up before and after the program * Answer short questions about their mood several times a day using a phone app * Take part in an interview after the program ends

Official title: Effects of Physical Activity on the Dynamics of Depressive Symptoms in People Living With Obesity and Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

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