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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Exercise Science

Background:

  • Psychosis typically emerges in early adulthood, presenting with inactivity and cognitive deficits.
  • Regular exercise offers mood-enhancing and anxiolytic effects, potentially benefiting individuals with psychosis.
  • Few studies have comprehensively examined prescribed exercise's impact on autonomy and cognition in psychosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effects of a supervised exercise program on patient autonomy in young adults with psychosis.
  • To evaluate secondary outcomes including cardiovascular risk, cognitive function, and mood state.
  • To explore the feasibility of using patients as exercise trainers.

Main Methods:

  • A single-center, randomized controlled trial comparing a 12-week supervised exercise program plus usual care against usual care alone.
  • Primary outcome: patient autonomy measured by the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN) schedule.
  • Secondary outcomes: cardiovascular risk factors, cognitive functioning, substance abuse, body awareness, depression, and mood state; exploration of inflammatory markers and microbiota.

Main Results:

  • (Study results not yet available in the abstract)

Conclusions:

  • Exercise holds significant treatment potential for psychosis, particularly in young, inactive individuals.
  • This study is among the first to comprehensively evaluate regular exercise in young adults with psychosis.
  • The study will discuss the feasibility and treatment effects of exercise interventions in psychosis.