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Keeping the Body Mind: A lifestyle intervention for young people with first episode psychosis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
First Episode Psychosis
Mental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12613001217796
Lead Sponsor
Bondi Early Pscyhosis Programme
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

All clients referred to the Bondi Early Psychosis Program meeting required eligibility criteria will be automatically referred to the KBIM lifestyle intervention. To be eligible for referral to KBIM clients must be experiencing a FEP, defined as a schizophreniform psychosis schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, substance induced psychotic disorder or affective disorders (bipolar, depression) with psychotic features according to DSM-IV-TR criteria, and receiving treatment with anti-psychotic medication.

Exclusion Criteria

Clients will be ineligible to participate in the trial if they are medically unfit to exercise, or if they have had previous anti-psychotic exposure greater than or equivalent to four weeks.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
body weight (kg) is measured whilst clients are barefoot using digital scales.[baseline, week 12]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Waist circumference (cm) will be measured using a tape measure with clients wearing loose fitting clothing[baseline, week 12];body mass index (BMI) will be calculated using height and weight. A stadiometer will be used to record weight with clients bare-foot[baseline, week 12];blood pressure (mmHg) will be recorded manually using a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope [baseline, week 12];lipid profile (HDL,LDL, triglycerides, total cholesterol); all participants will be provided with pathology forms to be taken to private pathology collection facilities[baseline, week 12];blood glucose levels (mmol/L); all participants will be provided with pathology forms to be taken to private pathology collection facilities[baseline, week 12]
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