Patients with chronic schizophrenia. Schizophrenia, aerobic exercise, sleep quality, functional performance
Conditions
Interventions
Patients in the aerobic exercise group underwent a total of 36 sessions, 3 sessions per week over a 12-week period. Each exercise session they received consisted of 10 minutes of warm-up exercise foll
Experimental Behavioral,No Intervention No treatment
Aerobic exercise group,Control group
Sponsors
Mackay Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. age between 40 to 60, 2. onset duration more than 2 years, and 3. stable medical condition.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. the presence of acute psychosis disability such as hallucination or delusion, 2. changing medication prescriptions during the study period, and 3. any history of other disease known to interfere with participation in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Body composition Before the intervention (pre), at 12 weeks (post) and at 16 weeks (follow-up) Body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio,Lower body flexibility Before the intervention (pre), at 12 weeks (post) and at 16 weeks (follow-up) Chair sit-to-reach test,Muscle strength Before the intervention (pre), at 12 weeks (post) and at 16 weeks (follow-up) Sit-to-stand test,Balance Before the intervention (pre), at 12 weeks (post) and at 16 weeks (follow-up) 8-ft up-and-go, and single-leg-stance tests,Sleep quality Before the intervention (pre), at 12 weeks (post) and at 16 weeks (follow-up) Insomnia Severity Index, and sleep chart | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure Before the intervention (pre), at 12 weeks (post) and at 16 weeks (follow-up) Systolic, diastolic pressure, and resting heart rate ,Training intensity Every intervention session Hear rate, and ratings of perceived exertion | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactYuanmay Chang
Mackay Medical College
Outcome results
None listed