Proper Nutrition, Physical Exercise and Appropriate Weight in Individuals With Long Term Mental Illness

Lev-Hasharon Mental Healtlh Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: group therapy, physical exercise, nutrition lectures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00474227

LH33/2007.CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Based on previous findings that mentally ill inpatients are interested in losing treatment associate weight gain and are capable of adhering to a weight reduction program, this study will investigate the effects of participation in nutrition intervention, physical exercise and will monitor measurement of metabolic profiles (cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose). Hypothesis: participants will reduce weight, maintain weight loss and experience reduction in metabolic values and will experience improved quality of life.

Full description

Study sample: 50 chronic psychiatric inpatients with DSM_IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, aged 18 or older. Exclusion criteria - pregnancy, severe physical illness, refusal to participate.

Study instruments: Q-LES-Q-18 (quality of life): Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; Laboratory test- glucose levels, metabolic profiles (cholesterol, triglycerides). Measurements: Weight, BMI, pulse Intervention: Weekly group therapy, lectures on nutrition, physical exercise Duration of study: 3 months

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages 18 and older
• Men or women
• Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• BMI greater than 26
• Agreement to participate and capacity to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Severe physical illness
• Refusal to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

A

Experimental group

Description:

behavioral intervention, group therapy including nutritional guidance and physical exercise

Treatment:

Behavioral: group therapy, physical exercise, nutrition lectures

B

No Intervention group

Description:

comparison group, one time explanation of importance of proper nutrition. This group receives no group therapy or organized exercise sessions or nutritional guidance. They are wait listed for this program.