Evaluating the feasibility of an exercise program for people with severe mental illness living within a rehabilitation unit.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: schizophrenia; bipolar disorder; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Mental Health - Schizophrenia; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000478213
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Nicole Korman

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-04-03
• Study Completion: 2019-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 12 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

All residents of the mental health residential rehabilitation facility were eligible. (i) current resident at the Coorparoo CCU, (ii) aged 18-65 years, and (iii) able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

(i) presented with absolute medical contraindication to exercise as determined by a general practitioner, (ii) were considered high risk for aggression or suicide, (iii) were considered to have an acutely unstable mental state by the treating psychiatrist (iv) were pregnant, or (v) were currently engaging in an regular exercise or physical activity program outside of the CCU at the time of recruitment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility which was was assessed by: <br>Proportion of participants recruited from available residents in the mental health facility <br><br>[Baseline];Feasibility was assessed by:<br>Participation rates as by the proportion of total available sessions over the 10 week intervention attended by participants, and after any subsequent blocks of 10 weeks of exercise the participant completes[Following 10 weeks of exercise ];Feasibility was assessed by:<br>Completion rates as assessed by the proportion of participants enrolled in the study who completed post measures.[Following 10 weeks of exercise, and after any subsequent blocks of 10 weeks of exercise the participant completes]