Get Moving and Get Well - Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

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 interventions. Although promising weight management and wellness interventions have been developed for this population, they are very intensive and tend to have low enrollment, high attrition, and low reach. This pilot study will investigate a novel low-demand intervention that may be initially more acceptable, the Get Moving and Get Well! (GMGW) program. The primary objectives of the proposed study are to investigate the effects of participation in the GMGW program on measures of behavioral activation, self-efficacy, physical activity, general physical and mental health, mood, participants' intent to engage in more intensive physical health interventions, and actual engagement in those programs. Results of this pilot study will inform a future full-scale study of GMGW.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01884025

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

27

Starts

2013-06-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center, Little Rock, AR — North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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