FitForChange
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Alcohol use disorder Depression, anxiety, perceived stress, sleep quality, cognitive functioning, cardiovascular health, fitness
- Registration Number
- DRKS00012311
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Public Health SciencesKarolinska Institutet
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 210
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 18-75 years, diagnosis of alcohol use disorder, physically inactive (no planned exercise more than once per week during last month), living in Stockholm County, Swedish speaking.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with known cardiovascular risks (e.g. a history of heart disease), those with musculoskeletal injuries preventing exercise, current regular exercise participation (defined here as 2 or more planned exercise sessions per week during the past month), and those with psychotic symptoms or with a primary somatic complaint, eating disorder or other substance use disorder. Patients who are at suicide risk (current suicidal ideation) will also be excluded and referred to a clinician for support.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Alcohol consumption assessed using the Timeline Follow-Back method (TLFB) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Consumption will be measured at 12 weeks (post-treatment).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcomes will be measured at 12 weeks (post-treatment), and will include: Depression and Anxiety (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale), physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire and objective assessment using accelerometers), Sleep Quality (Pittsberg Speel Quality Index), Cognitive functioning (CogState Brief Battery, Trailmaking A and B), Stress (Perceived Stress Scale and cortisol from blood).