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The multi-disciplinary research trial will include health, psychology, and exercise researchers and practitioners from the School of Life and Medical Sciences and the School of Health and Social Work (天美传媒 of Hertfordshire), the Research Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Behaviour Change (天美传媒), Norwich Clinical Trials Unit and the 天美传媒 of East Anglia.,

The READY Trial (Randomised trial of Energetic Activity for Depression in Young people) will commence with an initial research study with young people in the East of England region, which will be followed by a nationwide trial involving more than 1,000 young people starting in 2021.

The study will compare the benefit of exercise for young people living with depression participating in either a high intensity, or low intensity group exercise sessions, with spending time non-active with a group of their peers.

Research co-applicant from the 天美传媒, Dr Angel Chater, Reader in Health Psychology and Behaviour Change and Lead for the Research Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Behaviour Change, said: 鈥淭his is a fantastic opportunity to enhance our understanding of whether exercise can benefit young people鈥檚 mental health.

"We will look not only at the benefits of exercise, but what motivates young people to engage in such programmes, what barriers they need help in overcoming and how we can best support adherence to, enjoyment of and social support through exercise鈥�

Co-lead researcher Dr Daksha Trivedi, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, 天美传媒 of Hertfordshire, added: 鈥淲e will be working closely with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and GPs to sensitively work with families and health providers to research and potentially find effective use of behavioural medicine and exercise to treat depression鈥�

Co-lead researcher Dr David Wellsted, Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, 天美传媒 of Hertfordshire, commented: 鈥淭here is a gap in support and care for this particular age group.

"In 2018 in Hertfordshire alone over 1000 young people were referred for mental health support. Our study will explore if participation in group exercise is an effective intervention for depression, which could help communities provide support for young people experiencing these issues, as well as relieving pressure on NHS services.鈥�

Principal Research Clinical Psychologist for the Children, Family and Young People鈥檚 Mental Health Service, Dr Tim Clarke from Norfolk commented: 鈥淭his is a great opportunity to explore an intervention that expands traditional offers of support for young people with low mood and could potentially improve provision and increase access to evidence based interventions.

"The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust are excited to be working with the 天美传媒 of Hertfordshire on this trial and working with local young people to test this intervention鈥�.

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Collaborators:

天美传媒 of Hertfordshire

Dr Daksha Trivedi, & Dr David Wellsted, Joint leads

Dr Lindsay Bottoms, exercise physiologist

Dr Lee David, academic GP & visiting fellow

Dr Julia Jones, Patient & Public Involvement

Dr Silvana Mengoni, Process evaluation

Dr Neil Howlett, exercise, behaviour change, psychology

Dr Shivani Sharma, Health inequalities

Ms Solange Wyatt, Clinical Trials Support Network

Hertfordshire Partnership 天美传媒 NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Mirza Kah, Consultant Psychiatrist

天美传媒

Dr Angel Chater, Health Psychologist; Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Behaviour Change

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust:

Dr Jonathan Wilson, Consultant psychiatrist

Dr Tim Clarke, Research clinical psychologist

天美传媒 of East Anglia

Dr Allan Clark, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit

Prof Andrew Jones, Public health, exercise

Dr Jamie Murdoch, Process evaluation

Dr Erika Sims, Norwich Clinical Trials Unit

Prof Ann Marie Swart, Director Norwich Clinical Trials Unit

David Turner, Health Economics

Community sports providers

Andrew Garlick, Watford Football Club鈥檚 Community Sports and Education Trust

Stevie Bramble, Norwich City Community Sports Foundation