Acute Psychological Effects of High Intensity Exercise With Schizophrenia

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Schizophrenia

Treatments: Behavioral: High intensity exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01310998

2010/2898-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to study the acute psychological effects in patients with schizophrenia after one session of high intensity exercise.

Full description

We will examine if there is an acute effect of one high intensity session of physical exercise (4x4 intervals) on psychological variables state mood, state anxiety, well-being and psychological distress. This possible effect will be examined in three groups, one group being the main group that the other two groups will be compared up against. Group 1: Patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses. Group 2: people with non-psychotic diagnosis. Group 3: people without any psychological diagnosis.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• They will be allocated into groups by their diagnoses

Exclusion criteria

• Not being able to complete the exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

schizophrenic disorder

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: High intensity exercise

other psychotic disorder

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: High intensity exercise

no mental disorder

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: High intensity exercise