Physical Activity in Insurance Medicine: Effects on Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

N/ATerminatedNCT01928264

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland13 enrolled

Overview

We will conduct a randomized control trial to investigate whether and to what extent regular and guided group physical activity over 12 weeks (2 sessions à 1 hour/week) improves physical fitness and (physio-)psychological functions (like subjective sleep, mental toughness, perceived stress, self-efficacy, etc.), as well as participation skills and the ability to work, in claimants for a disability pension due to psychiatric disorders, whose ability to work had recently been assessed by means of a psychiatric expert opinion. The control group is designed very similar and implies predominantly sedentary leisure time group activities (e.g. playing board games, doing handicrafts). Measures will be performed at baseline, post-test, and at follow ups three and twelve months after post-test, some variables will additionally be assessed 4-weekly during the intervention. We expect that intervention group participants will report and show, respectively, more improved physical fitness, (physio-)psychological functioning and participations skills, as well as increased ability to work, compared to the control group.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Depressive Disorder Somatoform Disorder

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 55 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Claimants for a disability pension due to a mental disorder, whose ability to work has been recently assessed by means of a psychiatric expert opinion * Both genders * 18-55 years old * Clinical diagnosis of depressive disorder, somatoform disorder, anxiety disorder, personality disorder * Sufficient competence in understanding, speaking and reading German * Sufficient cognitive, emotional and social level of functioning to be able to participate in a group * Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire without evidence for reduction * or: Physical activity readiness certificated by the general practitioner * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbidity with a somatic disorder that limits the ability for physical exercises * Pregnancy * Ongoing disturbance of the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the ability to work (h/d / %)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in the ability to work (h/d / %)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in the ability to work (h/d / %)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in participation skills (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in participation skills (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in participation skills (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in psychological functioning (sum scores)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in psychological functioning (sum scores)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in psychological functioning (sum scores)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in subjective sleep quality (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in subjective sleep quality (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in subjective sleep quality (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in subjective sleep quality (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 8 weeks

Change in subjective sleep quality (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 4 weeks

Change in subjectively perceived stress (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in subjectively perceived stress (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in subjectively perceived stress (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in subjectively perceived stress (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 8 weeks

Change in subjectively perceived stress (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 4 weeks

Change in Clinical Global Impression (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in Clinical Global Impression (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in Clinical Global Impression (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in Leisure-time physical activity (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in Leisure-time physical activity (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in Leisure-time physical activity (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in self-efficacy (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 15 months

Change in self-efficacy (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 6 months

Change in self-efficacy (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 12 weeks

Change in self-efficacy (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 8 weeks

Change in self-efficacy (sum score)

Time frame: baseline and 4 weeks

Physical Activity in Insurance Medicine: Effects on Patients With Psychiatric Disorders

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes