Ten-minute classroom workouts may boost student mental health
NCT ID NCT07756879
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether short, equipment-free exercise sessions in the classroom can ease anxiety, depression, and stress while boosting physical activity in medical students. Around 105 students will be split into groups receiving either two, one, or no exercise sessions per week over 16 weeks. Researchers will compare changes in mental health scores and activity levels between the groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Brief classroom-based physical exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could offer a simple, equipment-free way to support mental health and physical activity in busy student populations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, nonrandomized study, so results may not be conclusive or generalizable. The short exercise sessions may not be enough to produce meaningful changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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105 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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16 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Enrollment in the corresponding academic group (EG2, EG1, or CG) at Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira. * Voluntary agreement to participate and completion of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: \- Medical conditions that precluded participation in physical exercise.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira
Pereira, Risaralda Department, 660003, Colombia
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