NCT01242735

Exercise and Health Intervention for Patients With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Testing the Efficacy of an Exercise Intervention for Patients With OCD

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Butler Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of a moderate-intensity aerobic exercise intervention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients interested in reducing symptoms. The investigators expect that this project will contribute much needed knowledge about the role that aerobic exercise can play in managing the effects of OCD. If moderate-intensity aerobic exercise is efficacious in helping individuals with OCD manage obsessions and compulsions, this will establish that aerobic exercise may be a valuable adjunct to other OCD treatments such as medication and therapy.

Conditions

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Aerobic exercise	12-week moderate-intensity behavioral exercise intervention. Weekly sessions with an exercise physiologist who will also assign weekly exercise goals.
BEHAVIORAL	Health and Wellness	12-week health and wellness education control. Weekly sessions about 12 different topics related to OCD, led by an OCD expert.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-03-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2010-11-17
• Last updated: 2015-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States