Can exercise tests reveal hidden health risks in mental illness?
NCT ID NCT07306468
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is measuring how well people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder can exercise, breathe, and manage daily life. Researchers will test lung function, breathing muscle strength, and walking ability in 150 adults. The goal is to find physical limitations that could be improved with better rehabilitation programs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could point toward better rehabilitation programs that improve physical health and quality of life for people with severe mental illness.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly change patient care. Results may not apply to everyone with these conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The study population will consist of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder who are currently receiving standard medical treatment at the Community Mental Health Center of Çankırı State Hospital. Participants will be aged between 18 and 65 years, literate, and willing to participate in the study. No sampling method will be applied; all eligible individuals who meet the inclusion criteria and provide informed consent will be enrolled. Based on a prior sample size analysis conducted using data collected under approved ethical clearance, the study aims to include a total of 150 participants-50 individuals in each diagnostic group (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and healthy controls). This sample size is expected to provide sufficient statistical power to detect differences between groups in terms of exercise capacity, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and quality of life.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 volunteer for participation * Being 18 to 65 age Exclusion Criteria: * Having any respiratory, cardiac, neurologic or orthopedic disease which may affect respiratory functions or exercise capacity * Having any neuropsychiatric disease except schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Çankırı Karatekin University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
RECRUITINGÇankırı, Çankırı, 18100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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