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NCT Number: NCT05981417

Therapeutic Exercise on the Psychological Well-being of Women Victims of Gender Violence.

The scientific literature shows that women subjected to gender violence suffer a deterioration in mental health (anxiety, stress and depression). In particular, a recent study carried out in Galicia found a high incidence of post-traumatic stress, depression and low self-esteem in women victims of gender violence.

The efficacy of therapeutic exercise in depression and anxiety has been widely demonstrated, as has the link between gender violence and deterioration of mental health, with a high incidence of post-traumatic stress. However, research on the effect of therapeutic exercise in battered women is very limited.

For this reason, the aim of the present project is to evaluate the effect of a therapeutic exercise program on mental health in women who have suffered gender violence.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Depressive Symptoms Gender-Based Violence Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lorenzo Justo Cousiño, Pontevedra, Spain

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Women of legal age with a history of gender-based violence who come to the women's center or are included in the women's center's programs.

Exclusion criteria

  • Consumption of alcohol or other drugs.
  • Musculoskeletal disorders, recent surgery, as well as any physical problem that prevents exercise.
  • Any medical contraindication to exercise.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Having any affirmative answer in the PARQ questionnaire (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire).
  • Participants who do not have the capacity to consent to participate will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Therapeutic exercise

Other

Therapeutic exercise sessions will be guided by a physiotherapist.

Primary outcomes

  1. Psychological well-being assessed by Ryff psychological well-being scale.

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    This self-report instrument consist of a series of statements reflecting the six areas of psychological well-being: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. Respondents rate statements on a scale of 1 to 6, with 1 indicating strong disagreement and 6 indicating strong agreement.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Vigo

Other

Collaborators

  • Centro de Información Municipal á Muller de Poio
  • Centro de Información Municipal á Muller de Pontevedra

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of a Physiotherapy Intervention Based on Therapeutic Exercise on the Psychological Well-being of Women Victims of Gender Violence.

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Aug 8, 2023
Registry last updated
May 13, 2024

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