Exercise and music may ease drug cravings and depression in rehab
NCT ID NCT07279246
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at whether combining exercise with music can help people recovering from drug addiction. 92 adults in a Chinese rehab center were split into groups: exercise only, exercise with fast music, exercise with slow music, or a control group. Over six months, researchers measured changes in drug cravings, depression, and self-efficacy using questionnaires. The goal was to see if these simple activities could improve emotional well-being and reduce cravings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise and music therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help people in rehab manage cravings and mood.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no phase, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest or hard to separate from standard rehab.
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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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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Drug-addicted individuals aged 18 years or older. 2. Confirmed diagnosis of drug addiction through testing and currently undergoing compulsory drug rehabilitation treatment at a compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation centre in China. 3. Educational attainment of primary school level or above and capable of independently completing questionnaires. 4. No prior occupational experience in sports or music-related fields. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Less than six months remaining in the educational phase of compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation. 2. Presence of other severe drug addiction-related complications, such as infectious diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS), severe cardiovascular or respiratory system diseases. 3. Presence of other conditions that may impair hearing or motor function, such as hearing impairments or medical contraindications for physical activity due to other health conditions. 4. Refusal to participate in this experimental study or refusal to sign the informed consent form.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, 10000, Malaysia
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