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- Clinical Trial NCT01626131
Exercise: A Novel Treatment for Combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Exercise: A Novel Treatment for Combat PTSD
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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South Carolina
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Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29208
- 921 Assembly Street, 3rd Floor, Public Health Research Center, University of South Carolina
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 18-65yr
- Diagnosis of PTSD
- CAPS >30
- Reported combat exposure per the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory (DRRI)
- Sedentary lifestyle (planned activity for purpose of health < 2 days/wk)
- Capability of giving informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Abuse of alcohol or drugs
- Homelessness
- Significant cognitive impairment (e.g., MMSE score of ≤ 26) that would hinder ability to understand the protocol
- Signs or symptoms of cardiovascular, metabolic or pulmonary disease that would preclude participating in the exercise, including uncontrolled hypertension (> 159/99 mm Hg)
- Usage of beta blockers, which could influence the heart rate response to exercise
- Any physical or mental health condition that would contraindicate participation in the study (e.g., musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and/or neuromuscular disorders)
- High suicidality
- Below cutoff on either STAI (<30) or PCL-M (<40)
- Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant in the next 4 months
- Excessive levels of physical activity assessed via interview and pedometer recording
- Current treatment for PTSD (drug or counseling) for a duration of less than eight weeks
- Clinically judged to be unsuitable for participation by the research physician
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Exercise treatment
Aerobic and resistance training
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Participants will engage in 3 aerobic and resistance exercise sessions (~60-75 min total per session) weekly for 8 consecutive weeks. Aerobic exercise will be performed for 30 minutes on a treadmill 3 times weekly. Before beginning, 10 min of stretches will be performed. Each exercise bout will begin and end with a 5-min warm-up and 5-min cool-down on the treadmill, not included in the prescribed exercise duration. Eight resistance exercises will be performed immediately following the aerobic exercise: lat pulldown, triceps pushdown, seated chest press, upright row, bicep curls, leg press, shoulder press, and abdominal crunches. Participants will perform two sets of 10 repetitions of each. A rest interval of 60 seconds will be taken between exercises. Research staff will initially assist the participants in choosing the proper resistance to use, and weight will be increased once 15 repetitions can be performed while maintaining proper form. |
Experimental: Stretching treatment
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Participants will engage in stretching sessions that will focus on whole-body flexibility.
Participants will perform 3 sessions per week (~60 min) of 3 sets of 14 stretches focused on the muscle groups targeted by the exercise training (i.e., deltoids, pectorals, lats, forearms and biceps, triceps, quadriceps, hamstrings, and groins).
Each stretch will be performed for 20 seconds and a rest interval of 60 seconds will be taken between each set.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Efficacy as measured by a reduction in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Time Frame: from pre- to post-treatment during 8-week intervention.
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Efficacy will be determined by a reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms as measured by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale-2 (CAPS-2).
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from pre- to post-treatment during 8-week intervention.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Feasibility as measured by adherence to the intervention.
Time Frame: during the 8-week intervention
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Feasibility will be determined by adherence to the intervention as measured by participation ≥ 2 times per week at the prescribed intensity for ≥ 80% of the exercise bouts.
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during the 8-week intervention
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Efficacy as measured by improvements in strength and fitness.
Time Frame: from pre- to post-treatment during 8-week intervention.
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Efficacy will be determined by improvements in strength and fitness.
Fitness will be measured as graded maximal treadmill VO2max test performance.
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from pre- to post-treatment during 8-week intervention.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Shawn D. Youngstedt, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- INTRuST-Exercise
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