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Aerobic, Resistance and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Adults With Severe Mental Illness
Sponsor: Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Summary
People with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression, tend to have poorer physical health and a shorter life expectancy than the general population. Exercise can help, but it is often difficult to keep up over time. In this study, adults with severe mental illness took part in a 12-week supervised exercise programme, with two sessions per week. Each session combined stationary cycling, strength exercises on machines, and training of the muscles used for breathing. The programme also included ongoing support and follow-up to help participants keep attending. Fitness, strength, breathing function and body composition were measured before and after the programme. The researchers also recorded how many participants stayed until the end and how often they attended, and interviewed participants about their experience: what motivated them to join, what helped them continue, and what made it difficult. The aim is to find out whether this kind of programme is feasible, safe and acceptable for people with severe mental illness, and what changes it produces in their physical health.
Official title: Effects of a 12-Week Supervised Multicomponent Exercise Intervention Combining Interval Aerobic Training, Resistance Training and Inspiratory Muscle Training on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Muscular Strength, Respiratory Function, Body Composition, Adherence and Acceptability in Adults With Severe Mental Illness: A Single-Arm Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
49
Start Date
2023-09-09
Completion Date
2023-12-21
Last Updated
2026-08-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Supervised multicomponent exercise programme
Twelve-week supervised programme delivered twice weekly (24 sessions of 45-60 minutes) in groups of up to eight participants, at a university sport and exercise research facility rather than a clinical setting. What distinguishes this intervention is the combination of three training components within every session, delivered consecutively: (1) 20 minutes of interval aerobic training on a cycle ergometer, alternating 1 minute of high intensity with 1 minute of active recovery, individualised to peak power output and progressing from 65% to 100% PPO; (2) 20 minutes of resistance training as a three-round circuit on seven digitally controlled machines, individualised to estimated maximal strength and periodised from 50-60% to 60-70% 1RM; and (3) inspiratory muscle training using a pressure threshold loading device, 6 sets of 5 maximal inspirations, individualised to maximal inspiratory pressure and progressing from 15% to 60% MIP at a frequency of two days per week rather than the daily
Locations (1)
Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo (CIRFD), Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Seville, SEVILLA, Spain