Motivational Intervention for Physical Activity in Psychosis

Psychotic Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Motivational Intervention of Exercise in Patients With Psychosis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02648321
• Other study ID #: UW 13-482
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 10, 2015
• Last updated: January 5, 2016
• Start date: September 2013
• Est. completion date: August 2015

Study information

• Verified date: January 2016
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Hong Kong: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational intervention is effective in promoting exercise habit in patients with psychosis.

Description:

The current study aims to investigate the beneficial effect of motivational intervention in promoting exercise habit in patients with psychosis. Outpatients will be recruited and will be randomized to a 12-week motivational intervention program. They will be assessed for their clinical symptoms, cognitive function, physical fitness, and quality of life. All patients will have cognitive function assessments at baseline, 12 weeks after the completion of the program and 6 months. The primary hypothesis of the current study is that motivational intervention can help patient to develop exercise habit in patients with early psychosis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 82
• Est. completion date: August 2015
• Est. primary completion date: August 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 64 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed to have psychotic disorders

• Cantonese-speaking Chinese (to enable cognitive testing)

• Ability to understand the nature of the study and to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe physical illness (Myocardial Infarction, Hypertension, Fracture, Spinal problems in which exercise may be contraindicated), and seizure disorders

• Comorbid substance dependence

• Unstable psychotic symptoms

• Known pregnancy

• A history of brain trauma or organic brain disease

• Known history of intellectual disability or special school attendance

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a patient-centered, tailored counselling intervention for exercise, through which patients' motives to change are identified. Personal ideas and ambivalence are explored. The discrepancies between the present behavior and the patient's own future goals are amplified. The patient's intrinsic motivation for change is increased through the process.
• Health Education
General education about healthy lifestyle and diet.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical Activity Level		12 weeks	No
Secondary	Role Functioning Scale		12 weeks	No
Secondary	Short Form 36		12 weeks	No
Secondary	PANSS		12 weeks	No
Secondary	Physical Activity Level		24 weeks	No