Cessation on Internet Addiction in College Students

NCT ID: NCT06921096

Last Updated: 2025-04-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 51 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-04-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-08-16

Brief Summary

This study aimed to explore the intervention effect of Tai Chi exercise on internet addiction in college students and its maintenance effect after cessation, providing a scientific basis for the application of Tai Chi in internet addiction intervention among college students. Fifty-one non-sports-major college students with mild or moderate internet addiction were randomly divided into a Tai Chi group (n = 23) and a control group (n = 24). The Tai Chi group underwent 12 weeks of Tai Chi exercise, while the control group maintained their regular study schedule without additional physical exercise. The Chinese Internet Addiction Scale and serum dopamine and β-Endorphin levels were assessed at baseline, week 12, and week 16.

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Control group

Maintain your original lifestyle without engaging in regular physical exercise. Participants were contacted every two weeks via WeChat or in person to monitor their conditions and ensure no extra exercise or medication use.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Tai Chi group

The Tai Chi group practiced 24-form simplified Tai Chi for 12 weeks, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/session (including 5-minute warm-up and 5-minute cool-down) at our university's track, under professional coaching, from 8:00-9:10 AM. The first 4 weeks were for learning, and the next 8 for consolidation. Then, we will observe all participants for an additional 4 weeks (Week 16) as a follow-up.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Tai Chi

Intervention Type: OTHER

The Tai chi group practiced 24-form simplified Tai Chi for 12 weeks, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/session (including 5-minute warm-up and 5-minute cool-down) at our university's track, under professional coaching, from 8:00-9:10 AM. The first 4 weeks were for learning, and the next 8 for consolidation.

Interventions

Tai Chi

The Tai chi group practiced 24-form simplified Tai Chi for 12 weeks, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/session (including 5-minute warm-up and 5-minute cool-down) at our university's track, under professional coaching, from 8:00-9:10 AM. The first 4 weeks were for learning, and the next 8 for consolidation.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants aged 18-25;
• CIAS scores of 26-53 (low internet dependence), 54-80 (moderate dependence), or 81-104 (high dependence). Only mild and moderate cases were included;
• non-sports majors; the study followed the Declaration of Helsinki, and all participants understood the purpose and signed consent forms.

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe IAD (CIAS score >80);
• Tai Chi practice within 6 months;
• regular exercise habits;
• history of depression/anxiety or undergoing psychological treatment;
• use of medications affecting mental state or neurotransmitter levels.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 25 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Chengdu Sport University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Cheng Liang

Director

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Hanyu Li

Role: CONTACT

hanyuli_cdsu@163.com

+8618280314728

Other Identifiers

Internet Addiction Disorder

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id