Exercise for methamphetamine dependence: rationale, design, and methodology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective pharmacotherapies to treat methamphetamine (MA) dependence have not been identified, and behavioral therapies are marginally effective. Based on behavioral studies demonstrating the potential efficacy of aerobic exercise for improving depressive symptoms, anxiety, cognitive deficits, and substance use outcomes, the study described here is examining exercise as a potential treatment for MA-dependent individuals.

Methods

This study is randomizing 150 participants with MA dependence at a residential treatment facility for addictive disorders to receive either a thrice-weekly structured aerobic and resistance exercise intervention or a health education condition. Recruitment commenced in March, 2010. Enrollment and follow-up phases are ongoing, and recruitme

SUBMITTER: Mooney LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4431553 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature