Effect of Conventional Exercise and Tai Chi Exercise on College Students

NCT ID: NCT05529368

Last Updated: 2022-09-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 93 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-02-04
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-10

Brief Summary

Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is an impulse-control disorder of Internet behavior in the absence of addictive substances. Exercise has been found to have significant advantages in improving the severity and depressive symptoms of IAD. The purpose of this study was to observe the efficacy of conventional exercise and tai chi in the treatment of Internet addiction and to observe the changes in each group. Subjects diagnosed with IAD were randomly assigned to the exercise group, the tai chi group, or the control group. The exercise group and tai chi group received conventional exercise and tai chi for 8 weeks. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), the Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14) were evaluated for all subjects at baseline and postintervention.

Detailed Description

Over the past decade, with the rapid growth and popularity of the Internet, Internet addiction (IA) has increased. Nowadays, Internet addiction disorder (IAD) has become a significant social problem, especially among teenagers and young adults. IAD is an impulse-control disorder of Internet behavior in the absence of addictive substances, its typical symptoms are involved, including tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, large amounts of time spent online, interruption of social relations, and disorder of the biological clock.

Western scholars have developed interventions for Internet addiction based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Besides applying CBT treatment, Chinese psychologists also have developed trials to apply psychoanalytic group intervention, family therapy, sports exercise prescriptions, and Naikan therapy. Physical exercise (PE) interventions are known to facilitate cerebral blood and oxygen supply, enhance brain metabolism and neurotransmitter function and improve the balance of the nervous system, which in turn helps improve physical and mental adaptability. Active physical exercise is helpful to improve the symptoms of Internet addiction. Tai chi is a mind-body exercise that originated in China. It is a form of physical and mental training combining Chinese martial arts and meditative movements involving a series of slowly performed, continuous, and rhythmic movements that put a minimal impact on the joints of the body. This study aimed to validate the use of tai chi as an alternative approach to Internet addiction and compare the effectiveness of tai chi with conventional exercise. With both primary and secondary outcome measures, the effects of tai chi and exercise on Internet addiction can be more comprehensively analyzed, which will provide a basis for its future establishment as a non-pharmacological method for the treatment of Internet addiction.

Conditions

Internet Addiction; Exercise; Tai Chi; Randomized Clinical Trial

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

conventional exercise group

Participants in the conventional exercise group attended an 8-week conventional exercise program, which consisted of the track, field, ball games et al. If the participant chooses to run, the mileage shall be more than 4km and the pace shall be within 10min. The conventional exercise treatment was performed 3 times a week, 1 hour each time.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional Exercise and Tai Chi Exercise interventions

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Subjects diagnosed with IAD were randomly assigned to the exercise group, the tai chi group, or the control group. The exercise group and tai chi group received conventional exercise and tai chi for 8 weeks.

tai chi exercise group

Participants in the tai chi exercise group attended an 8-week Yang-style 24-form tai chi training program and tai chi (8 trigrams 5 steps) which was the tai chi style most commonly adopted and studied in the literature. The tai chi exercise treatment was performed 3 times a week, 1 hour each time.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional Exercise and Tai Chi Exercise interventions

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Subjects diagnosed with IAD were randomly assigned to the exercise group, the tai chi group, or the control group. The exercise group and tai chi group received conventional exercise and tai chi for 8 weeks.

control group

Participants in the control group received no intervention and keep their eating and living habits.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Conventional Exercise and Tai Chi Exercise interventions

Subjects diagnosed with IAD were randomly assigned to the exercise group, the tai chi group, or the control group. The exercise group and tai chi group received conventional exercise and tai chi for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. participants were diagnosed with IAD according to the Internet Addiction Test;

2. the physical activity level of participants was low;

3. participants had no history of medication or psychotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria

1. participants had a history of severe mental illness;

2. participants had a history of drug addiction;

3. participants regularly practiced moderate-intensity exercise.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 22 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Xueqing Zhang

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Xueqing Zhang

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Zhihua Zhang, professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University

Locations

Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China

Countries

China

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Other Identifiers

XZhang

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Identifier Source: org_study_id