Endurance training as an adjunct to trauma-focused psychotherapy in a sample of traumatised refugees

Phase 4

Recruiting

• Conditions: F43.1; F32; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Depressive episode

• Registration Number: DRKS00022145
• Lead Sponsor: Klinische Psychologie und PsychotherapieUniversität des Saarlandes

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

Participants need to be (1) member of a German health insurance (as it is mandatory to be registered as a recognised refugee in Germany). Further inclusion criteria are diagnosis of (2) PTSD and clinical relevant (3) depression symptoms, a (4) minimum age of 18 years, at least (5) one year (pre study) of no endurance sports training and (6) no experience of endurance sports in the past (i.e., not more than one weekly unit of endurance sports during the last two years and no competitive practice in endurance sports)

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria are (1) cardiovascular diseases that preclude participation in moderate endurance training (including serious systemic diseases, cardiac insufficiency under resting conditions, coronary stenosis with angina pectoris, severe cardiac arrhythmia, and acute illnesses, such as acute infections, severe electrolyte imbalance, recent heart attacks, heart wall aneurism). Additionally, participants with (2) acute psychosis, (3) acute suicidal behavior and (4) eating disorders (due to the risk of abusing physical activity for weight loss), as well as (5) pregnant participants, and (6) participants with enduring substance abuse disorders/ enduring drug and alcohol abuse are excluded.
For patients treated with medication, the administration of medication is kept constant until follow-up (in consultation with the doctor). The medication is documented and analysed as a covariate in statistical analyses. The use of benzodiazepines leads to exclusion from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified