Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Function and Mental Health in Heroin Addicts

Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Function and Mental Health in Heroin Addicts

The goal of this [type of study: exercise intervention study] is to test in describe participant health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• [Whether physical exercise improves executive function of male heroin addicts]
• [Whether physical exercise improves negative thinking/affect psychological experience of male heroin addicts] Participants will be randomly selected for medium-intensity strength training (resistance exercise,n=30), 30 will be selected for 1-hour long balloon volleyball sessions (aerobic exercise) at 60-70% volume of oxygen uptake during peak exercise, weekly 5 times for 12 weeks; and 30 will be assigned to the no-exercise control group, Participants will perform Executive function tests and the Symptom Checklist-90 Revised questionnaire at pre and post intervention.

Researchers will compare resistance exercise group,aerobic exercise group and no-exercise control group to see if effects of exercise on executive function and negative thinking/affect psychological experience of male heroin addicts.

Inclusion Criteria:

• were men who met the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV criteria for current heroin dependence

Exclusion Criteria:

• any major mental illness other than heroin addiction
• any exercise taboo