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Classroom Exercise Frequency and Mental Health in Medical Students

NCT07756879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2026-08-11

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Summary

This 16-week, three-group, nonrandomized interventional study evaluated whether the weekly frequency of a brief classroom-based physical exercise program was associated with changes in mental health and physical activity among 105 undergraduate medical students at Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia. EG2 (n=35) received two exercise sessions per week, EG1 (n=37) received one session per week, and CG (n=33) received no exercise intervention. Anxiety, depression, stress, and physical activity were assessed at baseline and after 16 weeks.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brief Classroom-Based Physical Exercise Program

Approximately 10-minute sessions comprising a 3-minute warm-up, a 5-minute interval circuit involving large muscle groups, and a 2-minute cool-down. Exercises varied and intensity increased progressively, targeting 5 to 7 on the modified 0-to-10 Borg scale and a moderate Talk Test response. The program required no exercise equipment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Jhonatan Gonzalez-Santamaria, PhD · Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-03
Primary Completion
2025-11-28
Completion
2025-11-28

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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