Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Function and Mental Health in Heroin Addicts

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heroin Addicts; Unspecified Symptoms and Signs Involving Cognitive Functions Following Unspecified Cerebrovascular Disease; Negative Thinking/Affect; Executive Function

• Registration Number: NCT05650983
• Lead Sponsor: Guangzhou Sport University

Brief Summary

The goal of this \[type of study: exercise intervention study\] is to test in describe participant health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* \[Whether physical exercise improves executive function of male heroin addicts\]

* \[Whether physical exercise improves negative thinking/affect psychological experience of male heroin addicts\] Participants will be randomly selected for medium-intensity strength training (resistance exercise,n=30), 30 will be selected for 1-hour long balloon volleyball sessions (aerobic exercise) at 60-70% volume of oxygen uptake during peak exercise, weekly 5 times for 12 weeks; and 30 will be assigned to the no-exercise control group, Participants will perform Executive function tests and the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised questionnaire at pre and post intervention.

Researchers will compare resistance exercise group,aerobic exercise group and no-exercise control group to see if effects of exercise on executive function and negative thinking/affect psychological experience of male heroin addicts.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-01
• Study Completion: 2021-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-08
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-12-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• were men who met the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV criteria for current heroin dependence

Exclusion Criteria

• any major mental illness other than heroin addiction
• any exercise taboo

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
using the executive functioning tests to investigate the improvement of physical exercise on executive function in heroin addicts,	Month 3	Participants will perform executive function test
using the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) questionnaire to investigate the improvement of physical exercise on psychological symptoms in heroin addicts,	Month 3	Participants will be assessed the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) questionnaire at pre and post exercise intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Desk and Computer and Playground; 🇨🇳 Guangzhou, Guangdongsheng, China