Bipolar disorder,Schizophrenia
SPACES
Calling for participants until
12 Sep 2025
Participant type
Adults
Rewards
£20 for 3 and 12 months follow ups & £30 for 6 month follow up
Overview
The SPACES study is looking to see if a group physical activity intervention can improve the lives of people with severe mental ill health.
We are looking for adults to join a 12- month research study created specifically for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or those getting early help for psychosis in EIP services.
The next group session will be held in Exminster on Thursday 25 September 2pm-4pm.
If you're interested, please get in touch with us and we can see if you're suitable for the study 01392 674117.
Summary
SPACES is a randomised control trial, meaning that people that take part will be 'randomly allocated either to 'active' intervention arm or a control arm. The active intervention is a 18-week activity programme which will include education about getting active, social time, and additional 1:1 support.
The purpose of this study is to test a programme to increase physical activity. The study has been created with people with bipolar, schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, people who support them (carers), and professionals involved in physical activity and severe mental ill health.
The World Health Organisation has said that being more physically active can have as big a positive impact on health as stopping smoking.
- Male of female
- Age range: 18+
- Diagnosis of psychosis
- Able to walk unaided
- Able to wear an accelerometer (silicone strap recording frequency of movement, only worn at assessment periods for 10 days at a time)
- Able to speak English
- People who lack capacity to participate
- Main diagnosis of drug or alcohol abuse
- Medical reasons preventing exercise
- Already very active
- Do not speak English
Meet the researcher
Becky ParkBecky Park is a Research Practitioner at Devon Partnership NHS Trust. She joined the Research Department in 2023 after graduating with a BSc in Psychology and has worked in various roles across community and hospital settings. Becky has supported studies including SPACES, PPiP2, ASSURED, STOP, NCISH, GLAD, EDGI, VISION-QUEST, DiPS, and Anger and Aggression. She has a special interest in psychosis mental health research.
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