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Study to reveal how exercise shapes your Body's stress reactions
NCT ID NCT07360821
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will look at how college students with different physical activity levels—from sedentary to athletes—respond to stress. Researchers will monitor heart rate, nerve activity, and blood pressure during rest, standing, cold exposure, and exercise. The goal is to understand how exercise training changes the body's automatic stress responses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help explain how exercise training alters the body's stress response, potentially guiding future health recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a treatment or intervention.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population consists of 60-80 healthy adult volunteers (college students). Participants are categorized into five distinct groups based on their habitual physical activity levels and training backgrounds: 1) Sedentary controls, 2) Endurance athletes, 3) Strength athletes, 4) Technical athletes, and 5) Traditional ethnic sports practitioners (e.g., Tai Chi). Gender balance is maintained across all groups.
- Ages
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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Healthy young adults aged 18-25 years Body Mass Index (BMI) within the range of 18.5-23.9 kg/m 2 No history of systematic professional athletic training (for sedentary group) or confirmed training background (for athlete groups) No exercise contraindications or history of cardiovascular, respiratory, or metabolic diseases No family history of sudden cardiac death Ability to understand the study protocol and sign the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: History of limb sports injury within the past 6 months or unhealed fractures Habits of smoking or chronic alcohol consumption Presence of implanted electronic devices (e.g., pacemakers) Clinical diagnosis of psychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression Recent use of medications affecting autonomic or cardiovascular function Regular practice of meditation or ongoing psychotherapy Irregular menstrual cycles (for female participants) Peripheral neuropathy or other autonomic nervous system disorders
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