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Can high-intensity interval/circuit training improve the cognitive function and quality of life of patients in recovery from substance use disorder?

A protocol to assess the effect of high-intensity interval/circuit training using functional and primitive reflex exercises on cognitive function and quality of life in the substance use disorder recovery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN74750479
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-06-17
Start date
2017-10-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Substance use disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

Interventions

Control group: An active control group consisting of SUD inpatients recruited from the same treatment facility was included. The control group received treatment as usual (TAU) for sub

Sponsors

Center for Alcohol and Drug Research Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. SUD diagnosis. 2. Admitted as an inpatient to FAB. 3. 18 years of age or older. 4. Pass the physical evaluation for the institution to perform intensive training. 5. Light to moderate psychiatric diagnoses.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Medical history that could interfere with or be worsened by physical activity e.g. paralysis, inability to sit, stand and/or walk, severe pain, obstructive disease, glaucoma. 2. Severe cognitive deficit e.g. dementia. 2.1. A severe cognitive deficiency will be assessed based on two questions: ‘Do you have troubles with your memory that affects your daily life?’ and ‘Do you have a diagnosis for dementia?’.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive function over time is measured at baseline, quarterly and at 1 year using the following neurophysiological tests: 1. The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). 2. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). 3. Behaviour Rate Inventory of Execution Function-Adult Version (The BRIEF-A). 4. The Stroop Color and Word Test (SCWT). 5. The Trail Making Test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Physical fitness is with the Rockport 1-Mile Walk Test, 30 Second Chair Stand Test. 1-minute Burpee test and the presence of six different primitive reflexes including the Palmar Grasp Reflex, Glabellar Reflex, Moro Reflex at baseline and week 5.

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026