Effect of Exercise on Post-traumatic Growth Among Health Care Providers With Post-traumatic Stress
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder focused on measuring natural environment, walking, post traumatic growth, traumatic stress
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Both genders, aged 16-50 years
- Must be disease free (by their reports), there must be no evidence of any metastatic disease.
- Fluent in written and spoken the Urdu language (National Language of Pakistan).
- Experienced any traumatic event in the last 12 months.
- Informed written consent
- Being able to walk five times per week. (Participants will be asked to complete the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who received a structured psychological intervention for at least six months during the last three years performed by a psychologist or psychiatrist will be excluded.
- Those with a codified psychiatric disorder (according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) who received Psychopharmacological treatment during the last three years will also be excluded from the study sample.
- Those subjects who had developed Post Traumatic Growth. (will be evaluated from Post Traumatic Growth Inventory)
- Those subjects who do not have any trauma intensity. (will be evaluated from Trauma Symptom Checklist 40)
- Subjects who are at high risk for physical injury during exercise.
- Self-reported current and regular exercise in nature
Sites / Locations
- Shamoon Noushad
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
The experimental intervention (walk):
The control intervention (sit & relax):
In this group, the nature walk will take place in a conserved and by far the largest recreational area of Karachi city. The safari park covering an area of 148 acres (0.60 km2), It has a zoo, geared with woodland, mountain viewing, safari tracks, as well as two natural lakes. The experiment will take place in the afternoon on a 5 km marked area. The duration of the stretching exercise sessions will be of 10 minutes followed by 50 minutes' walk session five times per week (total 12 weeks). participants will be asked to walk at moderate pace.
Subjects will undergo 12 weeks of nature therapy that includes exposure to natural landscapes. The duration of the sessions will be 60 minutes five times per week. The subjects will be asked to sit and relax in the evening, in the same recreational area which is used for the experimental group.