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Investigating the effect of volleyball on schizophrenia

The effectiveness of volleyball exercises on executive function and daily living skills in people with schizophrenia.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20191102045312N1
Enrollment
28
Registered
2020-05-26
Start date
2019-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-06-15

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Conditions

Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders(F20-F29)

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: conventional occupational therapy, including targeted, creative, and recreational activities and played volleyball in addition to these interventions. Volleyball wa

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: diagnosed with schizophrenia based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria. permission from psychiatric specialist to participate. An intelligence score above 70 based on the adult version of the Wechsler scale

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who had drug interactions three months before the intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Executive Function. Timepoint: Pre and post intervention and follow up(One month after the intervention). Method of measurement: Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment.;Daily Living Skills. Timepoint: Pre and post intervention and follow up(One month after the intervention). Method of measurement: The Functional Independence Measure.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Khazaei Poul

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

maryamkhazaeipoul@yahoo.com+98 11 5232 4810

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026