tDCS for Increasing Exercise Adherence in Depressed Individuals

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

51

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2017

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2019

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2019

Conditions
DepressionPhysical Activity
Interventions
OTHER

tDCS

Participants in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will receive tDCS over the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

OTHER

Sham tDCS

Participants in sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will receive shame tDCS over the dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex for 20 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Aerobic Exercise (AE)

Participants will engage in supervised, 30-minute bouts of moderate-intensity exercise 3x/week for 8 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

02906

Butler Hospital, Providence

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

lead

Butler Hospital

OTHER

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