Effects of exercise training on patients with schizophrenia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: schizophrenia; Mental Health - Schizophrenia

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000373673
• Lead Sponsor: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

All participants needed to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia to be eligible for this study. Also, the inclusion criteria were:
1.participants were taking stable doses of antipsychotic medication for at least six weeks prior to inclusion.
2. Patients were asked to refrain from any other form of organized physical activity during the study period
3.The partcipants required to fulfill the 70% attendance during the training programs.
4.Also, another basic precondition for the participation in the study was mini mental score greater or equal to 22.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients were excluded if they: i) had significant cardiovascular, neuromuscular and endocrine or other somatic disorder that may prevent safe participation in the study (IOC Medical Commission, 2004), ii) were judged by the attending psychiatrics to be too unwell to participate in the exercise program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified