Promoting Wellbeing for Women With Depression: A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of an Exercise Programme

Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of a Preferred Intensity Exercise Programme to Improve Physiological and Associated Psychological, Social, and Wellbeing Outcomes of Women Living With Depression

The investigators want to find out if their specially designed exercise programme will be more successful at helping women with depression to feel better than a basic programme will, by measuring the effect the programme has on mood, physical health, and social wellbeing. Their specially designed exercise programme will involve physical exertion at the participants' chosen level of intensity (how hard the body has to work during exercise), and will include motivational support. By contrast, the basic exercise programme will be at an intensity recommended by national guidelines, of the type that may be prescribed by a general practitioner (GP), and will include no extra motivational support.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living with depression
• Aged 18 (age at first session of programme)
• Female
• Living in the community
• Resident within Nottinghamshire (personal address has Nottinghamshire postcode)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who, at the time of the study, are unable to participate on account of any injury or physical health problem that precludes their participation
• Women participating in research that may undermine the scientific basis of the study