Depression and Activity: The MASE Project
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether tracking your daily activity can help improve energy and mood in people with depression. You will wear a small device that measures your movement.
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Who can take part
- You need to understand German well enough to talk with the study team.
- You must be willing to sign a consent form to join the study.
- If you have depression, your symptoms should be moderate to severe (a score over 15 on a depression scale).
- If your depression was in remission (better) in the past year, you need to have felt well for at least a month and scored low on the depression scale.
- You cannot be pregnant at the start of the study.
- You cannot have claustrophobia, a pacemaker, artificial heart valve, or other active implants.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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