Effectiveness of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exercise in the Management of Major Depressive Disorder: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Mojtaba Yekrang Safakar   ¹ , MD ;   Marianne Hrabok   ¹ , BA, MSc, PhD ;   Liana Urichuk   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Michal Juhas   ¹ , BSc ;   Reham Shalaby   ¹ , MD, MBBCH ;   Devashree Parmar   ² , BSc, MD ;   Pierre Chue   ¹ , MD ;   Mark Snaterse   ² , MD ;   Judith Mason   ² , MSW, RCSW ;   Donna Tchida   ² , BScN ;   Jill Kelland   ² , BA, MSc ;   Pamela Coulson   ² , BScN ;   Daniella Sosdjan   ² , MSW ;   Jason Brown   ² , BScN ;   Katherine Hay   ² , MScOT ;   Deanna Lesage   ² , BA ;   Lacey Paulsen   ² , BSc ;   Amy Delday   ² , BSc Psych, BA ;   Sherianna Duiker   ² , BSc ;   Shireen Surood   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Adam Abba-Aji   ¹ , MD ;   Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong   ⁴ , MD

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

² Addiction and Mental Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada

³ Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada