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Virtual Group Fitness and Nutrition Intervention for Individuals With Psychosis

NCT04783246 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2023-11-30

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Summary

Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD) often face unique barriers that limit the development of long-lasting lifestyle changes. In this study, The investigators will investigate the feasibility and impact of a novel lifestyle intervention in individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. The intervention will be composed of group fitness instruction and educational nutrition didactics that will be accessible to participants at-home through remote streaming. The fitness component will consist of weekly group fitness sessions delivered by a certified personal trainer over a virtual interface. The educational nutritional component of this intervention will involve interactive didactic sessions designed to improve knowledge of nutrition and positively change dietary behavior in this population.

Conditions

  • Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group Fitness

The group fitness intervention will involve streaming a group fitness class lead by a certified personal trainer. certified personal trainer and include variations of body-weight strength and aerobic exercise activities. Each work out session will be 30 minutes in duration and follow a structure of a warm-up period, alternating strength and aerobic exercises of varying intensity, and a cool-down period. The videos will be streamed to the group by a facilitator over Zoom video conferencing.

OTHER

Nutrition education

The nutrition education intervention will involve 45-minute educational sessions involving didactic teaching, interactive goal setting, and a live cooking demonstration. Each session will be taught by a registered dietician who will also be responsible for designing the curriculum schedule.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hannah Brown, MD · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-26
Primary Completion
2023-07-24
Completion
2023-07-24

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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