The Effect of Brain Breaks on People With Mental Health Problems
The Effect of Physical Activity and Exercise by Brain Breaks®️ Video Games on Sleep and Life Quality of People With Mental Health Problems
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Brief Summary
Regular physical activity (PA) and adopting an active lifestyle protect against non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, and colon cancer in the general population. However, the habit of doing regular FA in societies is quite low. It is reported that those adopting a sedentary lifestyle in the general population range from 16.3% to 39.1%, with an average of 27.5%. These values indicate that the risk of contracting non-communicable diseases can be reduced by developing the habit of doing FA for almost one-third of the population. Based on this idea, the World Health Organization has decided to increase FA by 10% among the "Nine Global Goals" it has addressed against the spread of non-communicable diseases. People with mental health problems are less active than the general population. For example, it is reported that people diagnosed with major depression syndrome are 50% less active than their peers. Dikerson et al. reported that people with mental illnesses are 50% more obese than their peers. Verhoeven et al. They concluded that people with severe and chronic depression will age biologically earlier (7-10 years) than their peers. They emphasized the importance of lifestyle changes in the prevention of biological aging and possible diseases (coronary diseases, type-2 diabetes, obesity, dementia, cancer). Marquez et al. also indicate that there is a significant relationship between mental illnesses and chronic medical problems such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and obesity. Therefore, increasing the habit of regular PA and exercise among people with mental health problems is important in protecting against diseases. Our study aims to adopt the habit of doing physical activity accompanied by technology-supported GCH Brain Breaks®️ videos applied to people with mental health problems; In this context, at least 20 minutes of video-accompanied FA and exercise and 30 minutes of exercise in individuals every day to gain the habit of walking.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2023
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 5, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 14, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 24, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 3, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 3, 2023
CompletedMarch 24, 2023
March 1, 2023
2 months
March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
pittsburgh sleep quality index
Sleep quality will be evaluated with the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PUKI), developed by Buysse et al. (1989) and adapted into Turkish by Ağargün et al. (1996). PUKI is a 19-item self-report scale that evaluates sleep quality and disturbance in the past month. It consists of 24 questions, 19 questions are self-report questions, and 5 questions are questions to be answered by the spouse or roommate.
12 weeks
Contentment with Life Scale
The Content with Life Scale, consisting of 5 items, developed by Lavallee et al. (2007) will be used to evaluate life satisfaction. This one-dimensional scale has a 7-point Likert-type rating ("1" strongly disagree- "7" strongly agree).
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (6)
6 minutes walking test
12 weeks
Visual Pain Scale
12 weeks
New York Posture Assessment Test
12 weeks
268 / 5.000 Çeviri sonuçları Çeviri sonucu Muscle Elasticity
12 weeks
Muscle Strength
12 weeks
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
BrainBreaks for people without mental health problems
EXPERIMENTALBrainBreaks for people without mental health problems
BrainBreaks for people with mental health problems
EXPERIMENTALBrainBreaks for people with mental health problems
Interventions
A total of at least 140 Brain Breaks® videos, each 3-4 minutes long, aerobic exercises including wide joint movements, movements specific to different sports branches such as yoga and volleyball, basketball, football, tennis, karate, judo, and warm-up-cooling movements. It includes national dances of different cultures. Horon, Zeybek, Scarf dance, morning gymnastics in Ürgüp Göreme, dribbling (volleyball, basketball), Pilates ball, and core area exercises. In each session, 2 videos will be applied and each will be repeated 2-3 times, and a 3-minute rest break will be given between each video. The total session will last for 20-30 minutes on average and physical activity will be performed twice a week, for a total of 8 weeks, 16 sessions.
All participants, as the BB Video Exercise and Control Group, will be given a 20-minute hands-on training on the importance of proper posture once at the beginning of the study, and breathing control training will be given to maintain proper sitting, standing, lying postures, and proper posture.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- To be diagnosed with one of the mental health problems,
- Being over 25 years old and male,
- T.C. Being a resident of Istanbul Governorship Beylikdüzü Disabled Life Care, Rehabilitation and Family Counseling Center or Carnation Care Center located in Kemerburgaz Büyükçekmece,
- To volunteer to participate in the study
You may not qualify if:
- Having a serious chronic illness,
- It is a notification that physical activity and exercise are not appropriate due to a serious mental illness.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Istinye University
Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 14, 2023
First Posted
March 24, 2023
Study Start
March 5, 2023
Primary Completion
May 3, 2023
Study Completion
June 3, 2023
Last Updated
March 24, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share