Aerobic exercise for cognitive impairment in schizophrenia: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: schizophrenia

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000034910
• Lead Sponsor: Medical Corporation Seitaikai Mental Support Soyokaze Hospital

Brief Summary

This randomized trial demonstrated that integrating individual and group exercise training is feasible for use in a Japanese psychiatric hospital, and that it improves cognition and other outcomes of schizophrenia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-11-17
• Study Completion: 2020-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

diagnosis of mental retardation or alcohol or drug disorders (abuse or dependence); any current or history of neurological disorders including head injury, cerebral vascular disorders, epilepsy, or dementia; and the difficulty for implementing aerobic exercise due to physical dysfunction

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Schizophrenia Cognition Rating Scale (SCoRS) Quality of Life Scale (QLS) Life Assessment Scale for Mentally Ill (LASMI) Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS)