The Effectiveness of Three Interventions on Balance, Gait and Cognition among Man Schizophrenia Patients with Depression Disorder

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• Conditions: schizophrenia.; Other behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

• Registration Number: IRCT20190908044722N1
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran,Tehran, Iran

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Fulfillment of DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia
The age 18–65 years
The ability to understand and speak
Get a score of 11 or above on the Mini-Mental State Examination
Get a score of 11 or above on the Beck Depression Inventory
Having physical health, meaning that they have no evidence of cardiovascular, neuromuscular, endocrine or another somatic disorders

Exclusion Criteria

Alcohol or substance dependence in the past 3 months
Substance dependence with current substance abuse (excluding nicotine)
History of head injury
Previous seizures
Having brain implants, cardiac pacemakers
Use of antiepileptic drugs or benzodiazepines > 1 mg Lorazepam equivalent
Having severe diabetes and asthma
Diagnosis of acute schizophrenia requiring hospitalization, presence of severe schizophrenic symptoms (e.g. persistent withdrawal) that would limit participation in class
A history of organic mental disorders (e.g. mental retardation or dementia), presence of physical disabilities
Untreated hyper- or hypothyroidism
Extreme obesity (BMI = 40);
Concurrent participation in another study

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified