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Effects of Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality and Emotional Problems in College Students With Depressive Symptoms
Sponsor: Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China
Summary
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.
Official title: Effects of Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality, Emotional Problems, and Neuroelectrophysiological Mechanisms in College Students With Depressive Symptoms
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 23 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2026-08-01
Completion Date
2026-12-30
Last Updated
2026-07-31
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Archery Exercise
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.
Non-exercise Control
Participants continue their usual daily activities without participating in the archery exercise intervention.
Locations (1)
Shanghai University of Sport
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China