This project aims to evaluate feasibility, validity and clinically applicability to systematically measure fitness in patients with severe mental illness.
The research project is a validation study using a cross-sectional design. The project will include 50 people with severe mental illness and 25 healthy controls without present or previous mental illness. The protocol includes a baseline visit where three different ways of measure fitness will be carried out, and a 14-day period of physical activity monitoring.
18-45 years
Diagnosis within schizophrenia spectrum or affective disorders (i.e. F2.x or F3.x according to ICD-10 classification)
current antipsychotic treatment for more than one month on a regular daily dose
Able to give informed consent.
Clinical or laboratory evidence of uncompensated medical disease
Unstable psychiatric disorder
Acute suicidal risk
Planned hospitalization within the study period.
Bjorn H. Ebdrup
Lead sponsor
University of Copenhagen
Sponsor institution
Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital
Collaborator
VentriJect ApS
Collaborator