NCT03953664

The Effects of Three Different Modalities of Exercise in Patients With Schizophrenia

The Effects of Three Different Modalities of Exercise Training (Aerobic, Strength, Aerobic-strength) on Psychological and Physiological Correlates in Schizophrenia: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Exercise has been shown to improve health in patients with schizophrenia. However, it remains unclear which modality of exercise reports better benefits. Aim: To compare the effects of different modalities of exercise training on psychological and physiological variables in schizophrenia.

Detailed description

Exercise has been shown to improve psychological, physiological, and biological correlates in patients with schizophrenia. However, it remains unclear which modality of exercise reports better health benefits. Aim: To compare the effects of three different modalities of exercise (aerobic, strength, aerobic-strength) on psychological and physiological variables in patients with schizophrenia. Design: Randomized clinical trial

Conditions

• Schizophrenia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental-Exercise training	Each session lass 60 minutes, during which time 20 minutes are allocated for warming up and cooling down (stretching) and 40 minutes are allocated to strength or/and aerobic training exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-14
• Primary completion: 2021-04-01
• Completion: 2021-04-01
• First posted: 2019-05-16
• Last updated: 2021-06-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain