NCT04783246

Virtual Group Fitness and Nutrition Intervention for Individuals With Psychosis

Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Virtual Group Fitness and Nutrition Intervention in Individuals With Psychosis: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) often face unique barriers that limit the development of long-lasting lifestyle changes. In this study, The investigators will investigate the feasibility and impact of a novel lifestyle intervention in individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The intervention will be composed of group fitness instruction and educational nutrition didactics that will be accessible to participants at-home through remote streaming. The fitness component will consist of weekly group fitness sessions delivered by a certified personal trainer over a virtual interface. The educational nutritional component of this intervention will involve interactive didactic sessions designed to improve knowledge of nutrition and positively change dietary behavior in this population.

Conditions

• Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Group Fitness	The group fitness intervention will involve streaming a group fitness class lead by a certified personal trainer. certified personal trainer and include variations of body-weight strength and aerobic exercise activities. Each work out session will be 30 minutes in duration and follow a structure of a warm-up period, alternating strength and aerobic exercises of varying intensity, and a cool-down period. The videos will be streamed to the group by a facilitator over Zoom video conferencing.
OTHER	Nutrition education	The nutrition education intervention will involve 45-minute educational sessions involving didactic teaching, interactive goal setting, and a live cooking demonstration. Each session will be taught by a registered dietician who will also be responsible for designing the curriculum schedule.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-26
• Primary completion: 2023-07-24
• Completion: 2023-07-24
• First posted: 2021-03-05
• Last updated: 2023-11-30

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States