The Effects of Exercise and Music Combination on Drug Cravings, Depression and Self-Efficacy Among Drug Addicts

WEIPENG DUAN

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self-efficacy Among Individuals With Substance Addiction; Depression Levels Among Individuals With Substance Addiction; Drug Craving Levels Among Individuals With Substance Addiction

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise combined with slow-tempo music group; Behavioral: Exercise combined with fast-paced music group; Behavioral: Sports group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07279246

USM/JEPeM/KK/23010064

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study focuses on the rehabilitation of drug addicts by combining exercise and music, to find out whether exercise and exercise combined with music of different rhythms will have an improvement for drug addicts.

1. What are the Chinese translated versions of the Basic Depression Questionnaire (CBD), the Mann Craving Scale (MaCS), the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS SR-16), and the New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES)?

2. Based on confirmatory factor analysis, are the Chinese versions of the CBD, MaCS, QIDS SR-16, and NGSES valid and reliable?

3. Is the concurrent validity of the translated versions of the CBD and MaCS supported when compared to the Chinese versions of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS SR-16) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), respectively?

4. Which exercise programs, fast-paced music, and slow-paced music are suitable for drug addicts?

5. is there an effect of exercise and music therapy on drug craving, depression, and self-efficacy in drug addicts (time, group, and interaction)? The researchers divided the participants into four groups: a control group; an exercise group; an exercise combined with a tempo group; and an exercise combined with a slow tempo group.

   • Scientific physical activity at a fixed time each week for 6 months
   • Conducted questionnaires and addiction level tests between each month
   • Record their emotional status and addiction level.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Drug-addicted individuals aged 18 years or older.
2. Confirmed diagnosis of drug addiction through testing and currently undergoing compulsory drug rehabilitation treatment at a compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation centre in China.
3. Educational attainment of primary school level or above and capable of independently completing questionnaires.
4. No prior occupational experience in sports or music-related fields.

Exclusion criteria

1. Less than six months remaining in the educational phase of compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation.
2. Presence of other severe drug addiction-related complications, such as infectious diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS), severe cardiovascular or respiratory system diseases.
3. Presence of other conditions that may impair hearing or motor function, such as hearing impairments or medical contraindications for physical activity due to other health conditions.
4. Refusal to participate in this experimental study or refusal to sign the informed consent form.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 3 patient groups

Sports group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants shall engage in the standard activities required at the compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation centre, whilst researchers will supplement the subjects' regimen with an exercise therapy programme.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sports group

Behavioral: Exercise combined with fast-paced music group

Behavioral: Exercise combined with slow-tempo music group

Exercise combined with fast-paced music group

Experimental group

Description:

Participate in the standard activities required at the compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation centre, whilst researchers will supplement the treatment regimen for subjects with exercise combined with fast-paced music.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sports group

Behavioral: Exercise combined with fast-paced music group

Behavioral: Exercise combined with slow-tempo music group

Exercise combined with slow-tempo music group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will engage in standard activities required at the compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation centre, whilst researchers will supplement the treatment regimen with exercise combined with slow-tempo music.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sports group

Behavioral: Exercise combined with fast-paced music group

Behavioral: Exercise combined with slow-tempo music group