Topic: Mental Health Research Network
Conditions
Interventions
Increasing activity and improving diet.
Follow up length: 12 months
Study entry: Single Randomisation only
Sponsors
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 16 - 35 years, either sex 2. Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief reactive psychosis, or psychosis not otherwise specified, determined using a checklist of criteria and review of case notes. 3. First episode of psychosis occurred within 3 years preceding the trial 4. Current user of an early intervention service 5. Have stable accommodation (i.e. not street homeless or roofless) 6. Able to give informed consent 7. Have a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 25 kg/m2, or a BMI of greater than 24 kg/m2 for service users from the South Asian community
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of substance dependence or abuse as determined from a review of case notes. Sub-diagnostic levels of substance use or abuse will not exclude people from the trial. 2. Have a significant history of organic factors implicated in the aetiology of psychotic symptoms
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Adherence to medication (Brief Adherence Rating Scale) 2. Depression (Calgary Depression Scale) 3. Health status (36-item short form health survey [SF-36]) 4. Level of daily activity (short form International Physical Activity Questionnaire) 5. Quality of life (EQ-5D) 6. The Illness Perceptions Questionnaire for Schizophrenia (IPQ-S) 7. Waist-circumference | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed