| Exercise augmentation compared with usual care for post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial. | |
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PMID: 25443996 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of a 12-week exercise programme in addition to usual care for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted among 81 participants with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of primary PTSD. Participants were recruited after admission to an in-patient programme at a private hospital. Participants were randomized to receive either usual care (n = 42), or exercise in addition to usual care (n = 39). The exercise intervention involved three, 30-min resistance-training sessions/week and a pedometer-based walking programme. Usual care involved psychotherapy, pharmaceutical interventions, and group therapy. Primary outcome was PTSD symptoms assessed via the PTSD checklist-civilian version (PCL-C). Secondary outcomes included symptoms of depression, anthropometry, physical activity, mobility, strength, and sleep quality. RESULTS: Participants had a mean (SD) age of 47.8 years (12.1), 84% male. PTSD symptoms in the intervention group significantly reduced compared with the usual care group (mean difference = -5.4, 95% CI -10.5 to -0.3, P = 0.04, n = 58). There were significant between-group differences at follow-up for depressive symptoms, waist circumference, sleep quality, and sedentary time. CONCLUSION: This study provides the first evidence that an exercise intervention is associated with reduced PTSD and depressive symptoms, reduced waist circumference, and improved sleep quality. |
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S Rosenbaum; C Sherrington; A Tiedemann |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2014-12-1 |
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Title: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0447 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Psychiatr Scand Publication Date: 2014 Dec |
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Created Date: 2014-12-2 Completed Date: - Revised Date: 2014-12-3 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370364 Medline TA: Acta Psychiatr Scand Country: - |
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© 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
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