Physical health does not have a high priority in today's treatment of patients with substance use disorder (SUD) patients have a poor physical health not only due to injuries related to the substance abuse, but also because of the lifestyle that addiction causes. There are today few studies that provide information about SUD patients' physical health. One of the project's aims is to document the physical health of SUD patients in treatment, using objective measures. After completion of various physical tests, an 8 week period of high intensity aerobic training intervention will follow. It will be investigated if the SUD patients are able to engage and participate throughout the whole training intervention, to what degree the participants improve their physical health and the effect of physical health improvement on substance abuse treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Trondheims Klinikken, St Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
change in maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max)
Directly measurement of maximal oxygen consumption. Measurement of work efficiency and lactate measurements. Insomnia Severity Index and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale is used to measure mental health.
Time frame: from baseline to 8 weeks
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