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Group Fitness for Schizophrenia

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Hannah Brown, MD

Research Sponsored by Boston Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 22 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test a new intervention for people with schizophrenia that includes group fitness and nutrition education delivered remotely.

Eligible Conditions

Schizophrenia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 22 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~22 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 22 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Feasibility of lifestyle intervention

Tolerability of educational nutritional sessions

Tolerability of group fitness classes

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Hemoglobin A1c level (HbA1c)

Change in nutritional knowledge

Change in physical activity level

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Group A- Intervention/Non-InterventionExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants in this arm will initially be randomized to the intervention period and will receive the interventions for 11 weeks followed by no interventions for 11 weeks.

Group II: Group B- Non-Intervention/InterventionActive Control2 Interventions

Participants in this arm will initially be randomized to the non-intervention period for 11 weeks followed by the intervention period for 11 weeks.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Group Fitness

2021

N/A

~460

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston Medical CenterLead Sponsor

382 Previous Clinical Trials

869,378 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Schizophrenia

350 Patients Enrolled for Schizophrenia

Hannah Brown, MDPrincipal InvestigatorBoston Medical Center

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Schizophrenia Research Study Groups: Group A- Intervention/Non-Intervention, Group B- Non-Intervention/Intervention

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants have volunteered for this research endeavor?

"Affirmative, the information on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this medical trial is accepting enrolment applications. The study was publicized on October 26th 2021 and recently updated June 24th 2022; it targets to recruit a total of 24 patients from 2 participating locations."

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Is the enrollment process for this investigation still ongoing?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is actively recruiting and was initially posted on October 26th 2021 with a recent update of June 24th 2022. The study requires the participation of 24 patients across 2 sites."

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What benefits are anticipated from this trial's results?

"This trial's primary outcome, which will be assessed over the course of 22 weeks, is the tolerability of educational nutritional sessions. Secondary outcomes include an assessment of psychological well-being through a Personal Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), change in weight which participants are asked to self report and share with research assistants on phone calls, as well as changes in self esteem measured by scores from a 12-item Short Form Health Survey (12 SFHS) and State Self Esteem Scale (SSES). Scores for these assessments range between 1 - 27 for PHQ- 9 and 20 - 100 for SSES respectively."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Virtual Group Fitness and Nutrition Intervention for Individuals With Psychosis

2021. "Virtual Group Fitness and Nutrition Intervention for Individuals With Psychosis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04783246.