Effects of Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality and Emotional Problems in College Students With Depressive Symptoms
28 de julho de 2026 atualizado por: Yongguo Zhu, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China
Effects of Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality, Emotional Problems, and Neuroelectrophysiological Mechanisms in College Students With Depressive Symptoms
This exploratory randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the immediate and long-term effects of exercise on sleep quality, emotional problems, executive function, and neurophysiological characteristics in college students with depressive symptoms.
The study consists of two sequential phases: an acute exercise experiment followed by an 8-week exercise intervention.
Participants will be randomly assigned to either an exercise intervention group or a control group.
Psychological questionnaires, behavioral tasks, resting-state electroencephalography (EEG), brain functional connectivity, and event-related potentials (ERP) will be assessed to evaluate behavioral and neurophysiological changes before and after exercise.
The study will further examine whether the immediate response to acute exercise predicts the effectiveness of the long-term intervention.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Ainda não está recrutando
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Descrição detalhada
Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent among college students and are frequently accompanied by poor sleep quality, emotional disturbances, impaired executive function, and altered brain activity. Although physical exercise has been recognized as an effective non-pharmacological intervention for improving mental health, the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these benefits remain unclear.
This study adopts an exploratory randomized controlled design consisting of two consecutive phases. In Phase I, participants will complete a single session of low-to-moderate intensity exercise to investigate immediate changes in emotional state, executive function, resting-state EEG, brain functional connectivity, and event-related potentials (ERP). In Phase II, the same participants will continue to participate in an 8-week exercise intervention to examine the effects of regular exercise on sleep quality, depressive symptoms, emotional problems, executive function, and neurophysiological characteristics.
Behavioral assessments, standardized psychological questionnaires, resting-state EEG, brain functional connectivity analysis, and ERP recordings will be performed before and after intervention. The study will also investigate whether the immediate response to acute exercise is associated with subsequent improvements following long-term exercise intervention, providing evidence for individualized exercise prescriptions and neurophysiological mechanisms of exercise in college students with depressive symptoms.
Tipo de estudo
Intervencional
Inscrição (Estimado)
80
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
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Contato de estudo
- Nome: Yongguo Zhu, Professor
- Número de telefone: +86 13811265116
- E-mail: zhuyongguo@cupes.edu.cn
Locais de estudo
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Shanghai Municipality
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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
- Shanghai University of Sport
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Contato:
- Yongguo Zhu, Professor
- Número de telefone: +86 13811265116
- E-mail: zhuyongguo@cupes.edu.cn
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Critérios de participação
Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
- Adulto
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Sim
Descrição
Inclusion Criteria:
• Aged 18-23 years.
- Right-handed.
- Non-physical education major.
- No history of psychiatric disorders and no current or previous use of psychotropic medications, hypnotics, or other medications affecting the central nervous system.
- No history of traumatic brain injury or chronic physical diseases.
- No contraindications to physical exercise.
- Participants with a Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) score >13 will be classified as having depressive symptoms, whereas participants with a BDI-II score ≤13 will be classified as having no depressive symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria:
Vigorous physical exercise, alcohol consumption, caffeine intake, or other stimulating behaviors within 24 hours before testing.
- Withdrawal from the study before completion of EEG recording or behavioral task assessments.
- Participants will be excluded from the final analysis if they fail to complete the required questionnaires or if the collected data do not meet predefined quality control criteria.
Plano de estudo
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Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
- Alocação: Randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Armas e Intervenções
Grupo de Participantes / Braço |
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Experimental: Archery Exercise Group
Participants assigned to this group will first complete one supervised session of low-to-moderate intensity archery exercise and will subsequently participate in an 8-week regular archery exercise program.
The acute exercise session consists of a 5-minute warm-up, 20 minutes of archery exercise, and a 5-minute cool-down.
The 8-week intervention will be conducted three times per week, with at least 48 hours between sessions.
Exercise intensity will be maintained at 50%-75% of age-predicted maximum heart rate and monitored using heart rate and ratings of perceived exertion.
Psychological questionnaires, behavioral tasks, resting-state EEG, and task-related ERP assessments will be completed before and after the acute session and before and after the 8-week intervention.
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Participants perform a standardized archery exercise program consisting of an acute exercise session followed by an 8-week supervised training program.
The acute session includes a 5-minute warm-up, 20 minutes of archery exercise, and a 5-minute cool-down.
The long-term intervention is conducted three times per week for 8 weeks at moderate exercise intensity.
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Comparador Ativo: Control Group
Participants assigned to this group will complete an equal-duration seated rest or non-exercise control activity during the acute experiment.
During the subsequent 8-week period, participants will maintain their usual lifestyle and attend the laboratory three times per week at the same scheduled times as the exercise group to complete 30 minutes of seated rest or another non-exercise control activity.
Psychological questionnaires, behavioral tasks, resting-state EEG, and task-related ERP assessments will be completed at the same assessment time points as those in the archery exercise group.
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Participants continue their usual daily activities without participating in the archery exercise intervention.
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O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
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Depressive symptoms measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
Prazo: Baseline, immediately after the acute exercise session, and after completion of the 8-week intervention.
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Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).
Changes in depressive symptom severity following acute and long-term archery exercise interventions will be evaluated.
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Baseline, immediately after the acute exercise session, and after completion of the 8-week intervention.
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Sleep quality measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Prazo: Baseline, immediately after the acute exercise session, and after completion of the 8-week intervention.
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Sleep quality will be assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
Changes in sleep quality after acute and long-term archery exercise interventions will be evaluated.
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Baseline, immediately after the acute exercise session, and after completion of the 8-week intervention.
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Resting-state EEG functional connectivity
Prazo: Baseline, immediately after the acute exercise session, and after completion of the 8-week intervention.
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Resting-state EEG functional connectivity will be analyzed using phase synchronization metrics to evaluate neural changes associated with archery exercise interventions.
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Baseline, immediately after the acute exercise session, and after completion of the 8-week intervention.
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Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Yongguo Zhu, Professor, Capital University of Physical Education and Sports
Datas de registro do estudo
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Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Estimado)
1 de agosto de 2026
Conclusão Primária (Estimado)
1 de novembro de 2026
Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)
30 de dezembro de 2026
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
28 de julho de 2026
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
28 de julho de 2026
Primeira postagem (Real)
31 de julho de 2026
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
31 de julho de 2026
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
28 de julho de 2026
Última verificação
1 de julho de 2026
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Outros números de identificação do estudo
- 2026A137
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