Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and current treatments, such as psychotherapy and medication, are ineffective for many people, leading to a high global burden of depression. This project investigates a 16-week Resistance Exercise Training program for treatment of Major Depressive Disorder via improving cerebrovascular mechanisms. If efficacy is confirmed, this highly translatable, accessible, low-cost treatment would add a novel behavioral treatment option for MDD. Want to know more about the study? Please review either our RESIST Flyer and our Informed Consent Document.
We are actively recruiting participants for this research study, if you are interested, please complete the screening survey to determine if this study is a good fit for you. If you have any questions about the study, please reach out to wellexlab@education.wisc.edu or the Project Coordinator at +1 (608)-890-0154.
Below are the machines used by our participants throughout the intervention
