Brief exercise for depressive and anxiety symptoms among inpatients with severe mental illness

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and major depression; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, bipolar affective disorder

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14914508
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-06-19
• Last Update Posted: 6 July 2020
• Study Completion: 2021-02-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

1. Inpatients who are diagnosed with severe mental illness, i.e. major psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and major affective disorders e.g. major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder I based on DSM-5 by psychiatrists
2. Patients should have at least moderate symptoms of depression and/or anxiety; with depression score of =1 on PHQ-9 and/or anxiety score of =1 on GAD-7
3. Age 18 to 45 years old
4. Consented to participate in the program

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are aggressive or have a risk of aggression. This is determined by using Brøset violence checklist (BVC) and patients who score > 0 will be excluded.
2. Patients who are being chemically and/or physically restrained
3. Patients in a high dependency unit
4. Do not consent to participate in the study
5. Cannot understand or speak the language used in the study (English or Malay)
6. Failed medical clearance by a healthcare professional to participate in exercise for the research

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified