Integrating Behavioural Activation and Physical Activity promotion (BAcPAc)

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
• Main ID: ISRCTN74390532
• Date of registration: 26/03/2013
• Prospective Registration: Yes
• Primary sponsor: University of Exeter (UK)
• Public title: Integrating Behavioural Activation and Physical Activity promotion (BAcPAc)
• Scientific title: Integrating Behavioural Activation and Physical Activity promotion (BAcPAc): A pilot randomised controlled trial with depressed patients
• Date of first enrolment: 01/04/2013
• Target sample size: 80
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN74390532
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Pilot randomised controlled trial, Design type: Treatment (Treatment)

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom

Contacts

• Name: Paul Farrand

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male and female, aged 18 and over, upper age limit 90 years
2. Soring between 10-23 on the Participant Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), (which indicates moderate to moderately severe depression)
3. With an episode of depression confirmed using the structured diagnostic Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R)
4. Participants will be asked to confirm if they are able to walk continuously for five minutes
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 04/03/2014:
1. Diagnosis of severe and enduring mental health problem,
2. Currently or prior to current episode of depression, doing at least 30 minutes accumulated moderate/vigorous intensity physical activity on 5 or more days of the week,
3. Score of 2/3 on PHQ-9 suicide risk question
4. Alcohol problem
5. Drug addiction
6. Inability to use written self-help materials in English

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Diagnosis of severe and enduring mental health problem,
2. Currently or prior to current episode of depression, doing at least 30 minutes accumulated moderate/vigorous intensity physical activity on 5 or more days of the week,
3. Score of 2/3 on PHQ-9 suicide risk question
4. Changed or newly prescribed antidepressant in previous month
5. Alcohol problem
6. Drug addiction
7. Inability to use written self-help materials in English

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Topic: Mental Health Research Network; Subtopic: Depression; Disease: Depression
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Depressive episode

Intervention(s)

40 patients will be randomly allocated to Behavior Activation (normal care) and 40 will be randomly allocated to Behaviour Activation plus Physical Activity (BAcPAc).

BAcPAc, Adapted Behavioural Activation delivered by Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners with an new emphasis on increasing or adding sustainable physical activity into scheduled routine, necessary or pleasurable activities.

Follow Up Length: 12 month(s)

Primary Outcome(s)

Depression PHQ9; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9 months, 12 months

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Blood pressure; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9 months
2. Body mass index (BMI) ; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9 months
3. EQ5D; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9 months
4. Health and social care service use; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9 months
5. ISI; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9months
6. SF-36; Timepoint(s): baseline, 4 months, 9 month

Secondary ID(s)

13288

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK) Grant Codes: MR/J000337/1