Status:

COMPLETED

Get Moving and Get Well - Pilot Study

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Schizophrenia

Schizoaffective Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Individuals with serious mental illness have greater morbidity from physical illness and mortality than the general population, but tend not to initiate or sustain engagement in health promotion inter...

Detailed Description

Anticipated Impacts on Veteran's Healthcare: Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) have greater physical illness morbidity and mortality than the general population, but typically do not enrol...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • To be considered for participation, potential participants must be Veterans at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
  • They must express an interest in improving their physical health but not be referred to MOVE! at the time of enrollment in the study;
  • not have attended more than six class sessions of GMGW in the past; agree to be randomized to one of two treatment groups (GMGW or control health promotion class);
  • be between the ages of 18 and 65; speak and understand English;
  • and be able to increase walking and light to moderate physical activity as indicated by a progress note by their primary care provider.
  • Participants must meet PRRC admission criteria for serious mental illness (primary diagnosis of psychotic disorders,
  • bipolar disorder, major depression and/or severe PTSD) and
  • dysfunction (Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score of 50 or less); this will be assessed though a review of the Veteran's CPRS electronic record.

Exclusion

  • We will exclude Veterans who have been found to be legally incompetent or have a legal guardian of person.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01884025

Start Date

June 1 2013

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

November 5 2018

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Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR

North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72114-1706