Can pumping iron lift your mood? new study tests weight training against depression

NCT ID NCT06110897

Summary

This study is testing whether lifting weights can help treat depression. Researchers will compare a high-intensity weight training program to a low-intensity one over 16 weeks in 200 adults with depression. The goal is to see if exercise reduces symptoms and to understand how it might work by measuring changes in brain blood flow and participants' confidence.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Iowa State University

    COMPLETED

    Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States

  • University of Wisconsin - Madison

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

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