The Effects of Different Modalities of Exercise in Patients With Schizophrenia

NCT ID: NCT04987151

Last Updated: 2021-08-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

105 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-31

Study Completion Date

2022-07-31

Brief Summary

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Introduction: Numerous studies support the practice of different physical exercise modalities as an effective treatment to address the different problems associated with schizophrenia, reporting that they result in significant improvements in patient symptoms and quality of life. Given the lack of studies comparing different types of training in controlled environments, the aim of this proposed study will be to compare the effects of three physical exercise programs (strength, aerobic, and mixed) on the symptoms, body composition, level of physical activity, and health-related quality of life of patients with schizophrenia.

Ethics and dissemination: This study was approved by the ethics committees for Biomedical Research at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia in Spain (reference number: CEI18/215). Participants will be fully informed of the purpose and procedures of the study, and written informed consent will be obtained from every participant. The results from this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented in scientific conferences.

Detailed Description

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The aim of this proposed study will be to compare the effects of three physical exercise programs (strength, aerobic, and mixed) on the symptoms, body composition, level of physical activity, and health-related quality of life of patients with schizophrenia.

A multicentre, single-blinded (evaluator), randomised, wait-list controlled (ratio 2:2:2:1) trial will be conducted with 105 patients recruited from different psychosocial care centres. The participants will be randomised into three 16-week training groups comprising 48 sessions lasting one hour each, or to the wait-list control group. The training groups will complete aerobic, strength, or mixed (aerobic + strength) training. The participants will be assessed before, immediately after, and 6 months after the end of the intervention. All the patients in the wait-list control group (n = 15) will receive one of the three trainings immediately after the intervention. The study variables will include positive symptomatology, negative symptomatology, and general symptomology (using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) as the primary outcome; as secondary outcome: body composition (by assessing body mass index, body fat mass and waist circumference), physical activity levels (International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form), and quality of life (abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire).

Conditions

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Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Strength training

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to strength training exercise involving the major muscle groups.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental-Strength training

Intervention Type OTHER

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to strength training exercise involving the major muscle groups

Aerobic training

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to brisk walking,

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental-Aerobic training

Intervention Type OTHER

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to brisk walking.

Strength/Aerobic training

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching), 15 minutes are allocated to brisk walking and 25 minutes are allocated to strength training involving the major muscle groups

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental-Strength/Aerobic training

Intervention Type OTHER

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching), 15 minutes are allocated to brisk walking and 25 minutes are allocated to strength training involving the major muscle groups.

Control Group

All the patients in the wait-list control group will receive one of the three trainings immediately after the intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Experimental-Strength training

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to strength training exercise involving the major muscle groups

Intervention Type OTHER

Experimental-Aerobic training

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to brisk walking.

Intervention Type OTHER

Experimental-Strength/Aerobic training

Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching), 15 minutes are allocated to brisk walking and 25 minutes are allocated to strength training involving the major muscle groups.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
* Age between 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with other mental diseases
* Patients with mental disabilities
* Patients who present motor or behavioral pathologies that prevent the realization of the exercise training.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cardenal Herrera University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Laura García Garcés

Head of Nursing and Physiotherapy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Laura García Garcés, Dr.

Role: CONTACT

96 136 90 00 ext. 64352

María Inmaculada Sánchez López, Dr

Role: CONTACT

96 136 90 00 ext. 64535

References

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Garcia-Garces L, Lacamara Cano S, Cebolla Melia Y, Sanchez-Lopez MI, Marques Azcona D, Lison JF, Peyro-Gregori L. Comparison of three different exercise training modalities (aerobic, strength and mixed) in patients with schizophrenia: study protocol for a multicentre randomised wait-list controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021 Sep 17;11(9):e046216. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046216.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34535474 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UNIVERSITY UCH-CEU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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