New study aims to simplify fitness checks for those with severe mental illness
NCT ID NCT06743711
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how to measure cardiorespiratory fitness in people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Researchers will compare three different fitness tests in 50 patients and 25 healthy volunteers. The goal is to find a simple, accurate way to assess fitness that can be used in routine care.
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 could lead to better, simpler fitness tests for people with severe mental illness, helping doctors monitor physical health more easily.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage validation study with only 75 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it may not directly improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
Patients will be recruited from inpatient and outpatient clinics in the Capital Region of Denmark. Furthermore, recruitment will also be carried out through two ongoing randomized controlled trials i) Value of gym-based exercise training for young adults with severe mental illness: A pragmatic, single-blinded, multicenter randomized controlled trial - the Vega trial (NCT05461885), and ii) Effectiveness of a pragmatic, metabolic care clinic for patients with severe mental illness (NCT06624462). Healthy controls will be recruited through announcements in the Capital Region of Denmark, through the webpages www.forsøgsperson.dk and www.forskningnu.dk and social media.
- Ages
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18 to 45 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: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical or laboratory evidence of uncompensated medical disease * Unstable psychiatric disorder * Acute suicidal risk * Planned hospitalization within the study period.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mental Health Center Glostrup
RECRUITINGGlostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark
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