Therapeutic Exercise on the Psychological Well-being of Women Victims of Gender Violence.

University of Vigo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Gender-based Violence; Anxiety Disorders

Treatments: Other: Therapeutic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05981417

UVigo

Details and patient eligibility

About

The scientific literature shows that women subjected to gender violence suffer a deterioration in mental health (anxiety, stress and depression). In particular, a recent study carried out in Galicia found a high incidence of post-traumatic stress, depression and low self-esteem in women victims of gender violence.

The efficacy of therapeutic exercise in depression and anxiety has been widely demonstrated, as has the link between gender violence and deterioration of mental health, with a high incidence of post-traumatic stress. However, research on the effect of therapeutic exercise in battered women is very limited.

For this reason, the aim of the present project is to evaluate the effect of a therapeutic exercise program on mental health in women who have suffered gender violence.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Women of legal age with a history of gender-based violence who come to the women's center or are included in the women's center's programs.

Exclusion criteria

• Consumption of alcohol or other drugs.
• Musculoskeletal disorders, recent surgery, as well as any physical problem that prevents exercise.
• Any medical contraindication to exercise.
• Pregnancy.
• Having any affirmative answer in the PARQ questionnaire (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire).
• Participants who do not have the capacity to consent to participate will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Supervised exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise sessions will beguided by a physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic exercise

Other: Therapeutic exercise

Home exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise sessions will be perfomed at home.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic exercise

Other: Therapeutic exercise