The Effect of Exercise on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Quality in Individuals Affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes

Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Earthquake; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Treatments: Other: Exercise; Other: lifestyle advice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06388876

AnkaraYBUbk

Details and patient eligibility

About

Natural disasters can have adverse impacts on both physical and mental health. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep disorders are among the most common problems seen after natural disasters. Exercise may represent a safe, cost-effective, accessible, non-pharmacological method for treating PTSD and sleep problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exercise interventions on PTSD and sleep quality in young individuals affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in Türkiye.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 18-30
• being directly affected by the earthquake in Mardin
• providing voluntary consent to participating in the study

Exclusion criteria

• involvement in an existing active regular exercise program
• the presence a physical problem capable of preventing exercise
• the presence of severe psychiatric disorders or cognitive and/or perceptual problems
• regular use of sedative or neuropsychiatric drugs
• active alcohol or drug addiction
• missing assessment parameters
• failure to participate in the intervention programs, or not continuing wıth the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise group did aerobic exercise during 6 weeks. Also this group took advice including lifestyle.

Treatment:

Other: lifestyle advice

Other: Exercise

control

Experimental group

Description:

Control group only took advice including lifestyle.

Treatment:

Other: lifestyle advice