RecruitingNCT04141202

Structured Physical Exercise in Short-term Inpatient Treatment of Substance Use Disorder

Structured Physical Exercise in Short-term Inpatient Treatment of Substance Use Disorder: Implications for Abstinence, Quality of Life, Physical- and Mental Health

Sponsor

St. Olavs Hospital

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Feb 25, 2020

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

In 2017, structured physical exercise with high intensity was implemented as a part of the treatment program at St. Olav Hospital Clinic of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine. The objective of this study is to examine whether implementing structured physical exercise in the treatment program has implications for patients' physical and mental health and quality of life after completing a 3 month residential treatment program. The results of this study will benefit substance use disorder patients in the future, and may have an impact on further implementation of physical exercise in addiction treatment clinics both nationally and internationally.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is examining whether a structured physical exercise program helps people who are inpatients (staying at a clinic) for short-term treatment of a substance use disorder, such as addiction to alcohol or other substances. **You may be eligible if...** - You are currently staying as an inpatient at the clinic involved in the study for treatment of a substance use disorder **You may NOT be eligible if...** - There are no specific exclusion criteria listed beyond not being an inpatient at the clinic Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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