Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Function and Mental Health in Heroin Addicts

Conditions: Unspecified Symptoms and Signs Involving Cognitive Functions Following Unspecified Cerebrovascular Disease, Heroin Addicts, Executive Function, Negative Thinking/Affect

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 Years – 45 Years

Healthy volunteers: 1

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 90

Sponsor: Guangzhou Sport University

Location: China

Summary

The goal of this [type of study: exercise intervention study] is to test in describe participant health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are:[Whether physical exercise improves executive function of male heroin addicts][Whether physical exercise improves negative thinking/affect psychological experience of male heroin addicts] Participants will be randomly selected for medium-intensity strength training (resistance exercise,n=30), 30 will be selected for 1-hour long balloon volleyball sessions (aerobic exercise) at 60-70% volume of oxygen uptake during peak exercise, weekly 5 times for 12 weeks; and 30 will be assigned to the no-exercise control group, Participants will perform Executive function tests and the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised questionnaire at pre and post intervention.Researchers will compare resistance exercise group,aerobic exercise group and no-exercise control group to see if effects of exercise on executive function and negative thinking/affect psychological experience of male heroin addicts.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:were men who met the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV criteria for current heroin dependenceExclusion Criteria:any major mental illness other than heroin addictionany exercise taboo

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