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Classroom Exercise Frequency and Mental Health in Medical Students
Sponsor: Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS
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.
Official title: Promoción de la Actividad física y la Salud Mental en Estudiantes de Medicina
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
16 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
105
Start Date
2025-08-03
Completion Date
2025-11-28
Last Updated
2026-08-11
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
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.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia