Peer Support for Increasing Physical Activity in People With Serious Mental Illnesses

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Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Disorders, Personality Disorders

In brief

This study will determine the effectiveness of a peer support system in increasing physical activity and effecting health behavior change in people with serious mental illnesses.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00458094

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

100

Starts

2007-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient at the Johns Hopkins Community Psychiatry program
• Plans to remain in Baltimore for 8 months after study entry
• If currently breastfeeding, has received approval from a physician to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Any condition that would make weight loss medically inadvisable
• Diagnosis of or treatment for cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer) within 2 years prior to study entry
• Liver failure
• History of anorexia nervosa
• Pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study
• Inability to walk or participate in an exercise class
• Consumes more than 14 alcoholic drinks per week
• Symptoms of angina or a cardiovascular event within 6 months prior to study entry

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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