NCT07836582Not yet recruiting
Physical Activity for Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Effects of Physical Activity on the Dynamics of Depressive Symptoms in People Living With Obesity and Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 26 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 17 Sept 2026
- Start date
- Jan 2027
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Universite du Quebec en Outaouais
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07836582
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 26
- From Jan 2027 to the primary completion date, Dec 2027
- 3 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Unstable treatment or symptoms: any change to background treatment (pharmacological and/or psychotherapeutic) within the past 3 months, OR unstable symptoms over the past 3 months if not on medication
Other illness
- Severe psychiatric comorbidity likely to interfere with participation or interpretation of results (bipolar affective disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, or severe post-traumatic stress disorder)
Other
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- Absolute contraindication to physical activity (as determined by the Get Active Questionnaire)
Who the study is looking for
- Adult (≥ 18 years old)
- Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m²
- Mild to moderate depressive symptoms (Montgomery-Åsberg Depression -Rating Scale \[MADRS\] score ≥ 7 and \< 35)
- Less than 90 minutes of moderate physical activity per week
- Fewer than 2 structured physical activity sessions per week
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (3)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Université du Québec en Outaouais Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gatineau | Canada | Unknown status |
| Centre de recherche de l'institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montreal | Canada | Unknown status |
| Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Québec | Canada | Unknown status |
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