The Effect of Aerobic Endurance Training in Patients With Drug Addiction

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Completed

• Conditions: Substance-Related Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: high intensity aerobic training

• Registration Number: NCT02017821
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

Physical health does not have a high priority in today's treatment of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) patients have a poor physical health not only due to injuries related to the substance abuse, but also because of the lifestyle that addiction causes. There are today few studies that provide information about SUD patients' physical health. One of the project's aims is to document the physical health of SUD patients in treatment, using objective measures. After completion of various physical tests, an 8 week period of high intensity aerobic training intervention will follow. It will be investigated if the SUD patients are able to engage and participate throughout the whole training intervention, to what degree the participants improve their physical health and the effect of physical health improvement on substance abuse treatment.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08
• Primary Completion: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-12-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-17
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-23
• Study Completion: 2014-01
• Status Verified: 2014-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-08-12
• Last Update Posted: 2014-08-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

• substance use disorder diagnosed ICD10
• written informed consent
• "residential treatment"

Exclusion Criteria

• not been using drugs the last six months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
training group	high intensity aerobic training	high intensity aerobic training 3 weekly sessions for 8 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
change in maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max)	from baseline to 8 weeks	Directly measurement of maximal oxygen consumption. Measurement of work efficiency and lactate measurements. Insomnia Severity Index and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale is used to measure mental health.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Trondheims Klinikken, St Olavs Hospital; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway