Substance-Related Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise, Oxygen Consumption, mental health
Brief summary
Physical health does not have a high priority in today's treatment of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) patients have a poor physical health not only due to injuries related to the substance abuse, but also because of the lifestyle that addiction causes. There are today few studies that provide information about SUD patients' physical health. One of the project's aims is to document the physical health of SUD patients in treatment, using objective measures. After completion of various physical tests, an 8 week period of high intensity aerobic training intervention will follow. It will be investigated if the SUD patients are able to engage and participate throughout the whole training intervention, to what degree the participants improve their physical health and the effect of physical health improvement on substance abuse treatment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALhigh intensity aerobic training
Sponsors
St. Olavs Hospital
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* substance use disorder diagnosed ICD10 * written informed consent * residential treatment
Exclusion criteria
* not been using drugs the last six months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| change in maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max) | from baseline to 8 weeks | Directly measurement of maximal oxygen consumption. Measurement of work efficiency and lactate measurements. Insomnia Severity Index and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale is used to measure mental health. |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed