Psychotic Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
Motivational Interviewing, Exercise
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational intervention is effective in promoting exercise habit in patients with psychosis.
Detailed description
The current study aims to investigate the beneficial effect of motivational intervention in promoting exercise habit in patients with psychosis. Outpatients will be recruited and will be randomized to a 12-week motivational intervention program. They will be assessed for their clinical symptoms, cognitive function, physical fitness, and quality of life. All patients will have cognitive function assessments at baseline, 12 weeks after the completion of the program and 6 months. The primary hypothesis of the current study is that motivational intervention can help patient to develop exercise habit in patients with early psychosis.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a patient-centered, tailored counselling intervention for exercise, through which patients' motives to change are identified. Personal ideas and ambivalence are explored. The discrepancies between the present behavior and the patient's own future goals are amplified. The patient's intrinsic motivation for change is increased through the process.
BEHAVIORALHealth Education
General education about healthy lifestyle and diet.
Sponsors
The University of Hong Kong
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed to have psychotic disorders * Cantonese-speaking Chinese (to enable cognitive testing) * Ability to understand the nature of the study and to give written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Severe physical illness (Myocardial Infarction, Hypertension, Fracture, Spinal problems in which exercise may be contraindicated), and seizure disorders * Comorbid substance dependence * Unstable psychotic symptoms * Known pregnancy * A history of brain trauma or organic brain disease * Known history of intellectual disability or special school attendance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Physical Activity Level | 12 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Role Functioning Scale | 12 weeks |
| Short Form 36 | 12 weeks |
| PANSS | 12 weeks |
| Physical Activity Level | 24 weeks |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed