The Warrior Wellness Study: A Randomized Controlled Exercise Trial for Older Veterans with PTSD.

Hall, Katherine S

Morey, Miriam C

Beckham, Jean C

Bosworth, Hayden B

Pebole, Michelle M

Pieper, Carl F

Sloane, Richard

2018-07-02T14:50:27Z

2018-07-02T14:50:27Z

2018-03

2018-07-02T14:50:26Z

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects up to 30% of military veterans. Older veterans, many of whom have lived with PTSD symptoms for several decades, report a number of negative health outcomes. Despite the demonstrated benefits of regular exercise on physical and psychological health, no studies have explored the impact of exercise in older veterans with PTSD. This paper describes the development, design, and implementation of the Warrior Wellness exercise pilot study for older veterans with PTSD. Veterans aged ≥60 with a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) diagnosis of PTSD will be recruited and randomized to (a) Warrior Wellness, a 12-week supervised, facility-based exercise intervention, or (b) usual care for 12 weeks. Warrior Wellness is a theory- and evidence-based behavioral intervention that involves 3 sessions per week of multi-component exercise training that targets strength, endurance, balance, and flexibility. Warrior Wellness focuses on satisfaction with outcomes, self-efficacy, self-monitoring, and autonomy. Factors associated with program adherence, defined as the number of sessions attended during the 12 weeks, will be explored. Primary outcomes include PTSD symptoms and cardiovascular endurance, assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Compared to those in usual care, it is hypothesized that those in the Warrior Wellness condition will improve on these efficacy outcomes. The Warrior Wellness study will provide evidence on whether a short-term exercise intervention is feasible, acceptable, and effective among older veterans with PTSD, and explore factors associated with program adherence. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02295995.

2379-2868

2379-2868

https://hdl.handle.net/10161/17207

eng

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Translational journal of the American College of Sports Medicine

10.1249/tjx.0000000000000056

clinical trial

lifestyle

mental health

physical activity

posttraumatic stress disorder

The Warrior Wellness Study: A Randomized Controlled Exercise Trial for Older Veterans with PTSD.

Journal article

Hall, Katherine S|0000-0002-9834-2011

Beckham, Jean C|0000-0001-8746-8949

Bosworth, Hayden B|0000-0001-6188-9825

Pieper, Carl F|0000-0003-4809-1725

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School of Medicine

Duke

Duke Cancer Institute

Institutes and Centers

Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development

Population Health Sciences

Basic Science Departments

Duke Science & Society

Initiatives

Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Science Departments

Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Medicine

Medicine, Geriatrics

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