U.S., Oct. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07207538) titled 'Physical Exercise in Patients With First Psychotic Episode' on Sept. 23.
Brief Summary: Justification: Patients with first-episode psychosis are at increased risk of premature ageing and early mortality, associated with telomere shortening and increased inflammatory markers. Physical exercise has shown protective effects in the general population, but there are no intervention studies in this population.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a strength training programme on telomere length and other markers of cellular ageing in people with a first episode of psychosis.
Material and methods: Quasi-experimental study with patients ag...