The Effect of Aerobic Endurance Training in Patients With Drug Addiction
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders
- 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
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 24
- substance use disorder diagnosed ICD10
- written informed consent
- "residential treatment"
- not been using drugs the last six months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Trondheims Klinikken, St Olavs Hospital
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway
Trondheims Klinikken, St Olavs Hospital🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway