Craving among individuals with stimulant use disorder in residential social model-based treatment - Can exercise help?

ABSTRACT:

Background

In a randomized controlled 8-week trial, we examined the efficacy of aerobic and resistance exercise in reducing craving for methamphetamine (MA) among individuals with MA-use disorder during residential treatment.

Methods

Individuals with MA use disorder (138) who were newly enrolled in residential treatment volunteered for random assignment to either an 8-week exercise intervention (EX) or health education control (HE), with both conditions meeting 3 times weekly; 3 dropped out of the trial, bringing the analysis sample to 135. The majority of participants were male (80%), and 48% were Latino/Hispanic. The mean age of the sample was 31.7 (SD = 6.9) years. Using multivariate mixed models, differences between conditions were examined in: (1) craving for MA, measur

SUBMITTER: Salem BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10978100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature