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Physical Exercise Effects on Determinants of Social Integration in Schizophrenia
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Physical exercise and Stretching exercise for Schizophrenia. Completed, enrolled 53 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Impairments in social integration, characterized by low marriage rates, few friendships, and a high frequency of living alone, affect the vast majority of Veterans with schizophrenia. The primary aim of this proposal is to test the efficacy of a novel rehabilitation treatment approach, engaging in physical exercise, at improving two determinants of social integration which are impaired in schizophrenia: cognition and affect.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Veterans in the physical exercise group will participate in a 12-week, instructor-led, outdoor brisk walking exercise program conducted in small groups, held 3 times per week, gradually increasing walking time until reaching a maximum of 40-minutes per session. The heart rate of each Veteran will be monitored during the walking sessions to help ensure maintenance of a target peak heart rate of 60% to 70% of the maximum for the individual's age (i.e., 220-age).
Veterans in the control condition will participate in instructor-led, non-aerobic stretching exercises conducted in small groups, held 3 times per week.