NCT01310998

Acute Psychological Effects of High Intensity Exercise With Schizophrenia

Acute Psychological Effects of High Intensity Exercise in Patients With Schizophrenia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to study the acute psychological effects in patients with schizophrenia after one session of high intensity exercise.

Detailed description

We will examine if there is an acute effect of one high intensity session of physical exercise (4x4 intervals) on psychological variables state mood, state anxiety, well-being and psychological distress. This possible effect will be examined in three groups, one group being the main group that the other two groups will be compared up against. Group 1: Patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses. Group 2: people with non-psychotic diagnosis. Group 3: people without any psychological diagnosis.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High intensity exercise	4x4 intervals

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-12-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2011-03-09
• Last updated: 2016-07-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway