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Evaluation of a Health Promotion Intervention for Persons With Mental Illness

NCT00215189 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 145

Last updated 2009-09-23

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Summary

This pilot study evaluates an individualized health promotion program for people with mental illness receiving services at a mental health center in Keene, NH. The study will test the following hypotheses:

Hypothesis 1: Compared to baseline (pre-study) levels, participants in the In SHAPE program will demonstrate increased physical activity as indicated by self-report and observed measures.

Hypothesis 2: Compared to baseline (pre-study) levels, participants in the In SHAPE program will demonstrate improved fitness and health status as indicated by greater capacity on the 6-minute walk test, one mile walk test, weight and body composition, and flexibility indexes.

The following secondary (exploratory) hypotheses will be considered:

Compared to baseline (pre-study) levels, participants in the In SHAPE program will demonstrate improved subjective health status, quality of life, mood, and self-efficacy. In addition, participants will demonstrate improved cardiovascular fitness as indicated by lower pulse rate and blood pressure.

Conditions

  • Mental Illness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

In SHAPE (Pilot Health Promotion Intervention)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Endowment for Health

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen J Bartels, MD · Professor in Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-08-31
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2007-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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