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HIIT, Steroid Hormones and Mental Health in Adolescents

NCT07311460 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2025-12-31

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Summary

The purpose of study was to investigate the effect of a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) intervention on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), hormonal, and mental health markers in male adolescents. The main question it aims to answer is: Does HIIT improve CRF, hormonal (testosterone and cortisol levels, testosterone:cortisol ratio), and mental health (depression, anxiety and stress scores) markers. Researchers will compare HIIT (designed to experimental group) to non-training intervention (designed to control group) to see if the training program works to improve the health status. HIIT consisted of three sessions per week for 10 weeks, comprising of three sets of four to eight bouts of 30-s runs at high intensity \[100-110% of maximal aerobic speed (MAS)\], interspersed with 30-s recovery runs at low intensity (50% of MAS) between bouts.

Conditions

  • Hormone

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) program

The HIIT program consisted of three sessions per week for 10 weeks, comprising of three sets of four to eight bouts of 30-s runs at high intensity \[100-110% of maximal aerobic speed (MAS)\], interspersed with 30-s recovery runs at low intensity (50% MAS) between bouts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • High Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nejmeddine Ouerghi, Ph.D · Research Unit "Sport Sciences, Health and Movement"(UR22JS01) High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, 7100 Kef, Tunisia.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-01
Primary Completion
2025-01-25
Completion
2025-01-25

Countries

  • Tunisia

Study Locations

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