Can a simple walking program help people with severe mental illness live longer?
NCT ID NCT07374159
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 16-week program to help people with severe mental illness, like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, sit less and move more. Participants met weekly to plan walking routes and received phone support. The goal was to see if the program was practical and could reduce sedentary behavior, which is linked to early death from heart disease and diabetes. The study used activity monitors to track movement and found the program was feasible to run in community mental health centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sit less and move more program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a simple, low-cost way to improve physical health and reduce early death in people with severe mental illness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study with only 53 participants. It tested whether the program could work in real-world settings, not whether it actually improves health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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57 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being an active user of Osonament * Having a clinical diagnosis of a severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc) in a stable plhase of the illness Exclusion Criteria: * Actively using toxics substances * Had a predominant diagnosis other than a sever mental disorder * Presented with medical contraindication that prevented safe participation in physical activity
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fundació Universitaria del Bages
Manresa, Barcelona, 08242, Spain