Effectiveness of The Step Up Wellness Program for People With Depression

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This randomized pilot study will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a phone-based wellness program for improving mood, physical activity, and smoking abstinence rates among people with depression who also are physically inactive and smoke cigarettes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00644995

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

52

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2010-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Member of Group Health insurance plan
• Aged 18 to 75
• Experiencing at least moderate depressive symptoms
• Low physical activity defined as failure to meet Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for weekly activity OR low to moderate physical activity as assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
• Current smoker
• Has a phone
• Able to read and speak in English
• No mobility or physical impairments that would prevent engaging in moderate physical activity
• Without a hearing impairment that would prevent participation with the phone-based counseling or assessments

You may not qualify if…

• Self-report of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
• Currently receiving specialty mental health care or smoking cessation treatment
• If on an antidepressant, has been taking it less than 30 days

Where it is running

• Group Health Research Institute — Seattle, Washington, United States

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