Multicomponent Risk Factor Intervention for People With a Severe Mental Illness: a Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is a feasibility study of a multi-component intervention to enhance healthy living among young people with psychotic disorders, specifically targeting smoking and weight.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of New South Wales
• Collaborator: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
• Treatments: Nicotine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-40 yrs

• DSM-IV diagnosis of non-organic psychotic illness

• Obesity (BMI > 30 or 27 if co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension or dyslipidaemia are present

• Current smoker ( > 15 cigarettes per day) if also smoking cannabis regularly, they will still be able to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical contraindication to exercise or use of the nicotine patch

• Intellectual disability that would significantly impair ability to participate in the program

• Inability to give informed consent (acutely psychotic potential participants will be reassessed one month post screening