Therapeutic climbing in psychatric settings: Evaluation of potential factors and acute psychological changes in inpatients with different mental and behavioural disorders

Therapeutic climbing in psychatric settings: Evaluation of potential factors and acute psychological changes in inpatients with different mental and behavioural disorders - CT-EFFECT

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031571

Enrollment

Registered

2023-06-12

Start date

2023-08-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

F33 F32 F40 F41 F42 F50

Interventions

Group 1: Effective factors of therapeutic climbing: Qualitative data collection through semi-structured interviews within one week after the fourth and last climbing session

quantitative data collection through standardised questionnaires before the first (t0) and after the fourth climbing session (t1) to describe the sample Group 2: Effective factors of therapeutic climb

quantitative data collection through standardised questionnaires before the first (t0) and after the fourth climbing session (t1) to describe the sample Group 3: Acute effects of therapeutic climbing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnoses of depression, anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa) sufficient knowledge of German participation in all four climbing sessions willingness to participate in an interview weight under 120 kilograms no orthopaedic problems no medical contraindication to climbing and Nordic Walking

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: acute psychosis acute suicidal risk acute cardiovascular limitations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arm 1 +2: qualitative exploration of climbing therapy through semi-structured interviews within one week after the fourth climbing session. Arm 3: Quantitative analysis of the time course, the interventions and the interaction of time and group with regard to affective responses, state anxiety and self-efficacy. All three interventions take place within one week.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Arm 1 +2: Description of the sample by quantitative recording of different parameters before the first and after the fourth climbing session Arm 3: Quantitative analysis of the time course, the interventions and the interaction of time and group with regard to physical activity, heart rate and body image.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLisa Thaller

Universität Innsbruck

lisa.thaller@student.uibk.ac.at+49 8681 4778585

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026