Exercise as adjunctive treatment for alcohol use disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To examine whether physical activity as an adjunct to outpatient alcohol treatment has an effect on alcohol consumption following participation in an exercise intervention of six months' duration, and at 12 months after treatment initiation.

Methods

The study is a randomized controlled study with three arms: Patients allocated to (A) treatment as usual, (B) treatment as usual and supervised group exercise, (C) treatment as usual and individual physical exercise. The primary outcome measure was excessive drinking six months after treatment start and completion of the intervention. A logistic regression model was used to evaluate the odds of excessive drinking among the three groups, based on intention-to-treat. Changes in level of physical activity in all three groups we

SUBMITTER: Roessler KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5648142 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature