Can regular exercise boost your sleep and mood? new study investigates.
NCT ID NCT06981702
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how regular exercise influences sleep quality, chronotype (whether you're a morning or evening person), and depression symptoms in university students. Researchers will track 54 students from Aydın Adnan Menderes University who exercise regularly, using questionnaires to measure changes. The goal is to understand if exercise can improve overall well-being in this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that regular exercise improves sleep and mood in university students, supporting simple lifestyle interventions for mental health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with no control group, so results may not prove cause and effect. Findings may not apply to other populations.
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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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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2025
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.
- Ages
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18 to 49 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Studying at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Söke Health Services College, * Taking the body mechanics course, * Being between the ages of 18-49, * Being able to read, speak and understand Turkish. Exclusion Criteria: * Having received physical therapy services due to musculoskeletal diseases in the last 3 months, * Having musculoskeletal diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, chronic or structural joint diseases, * Having congenital malpositions of the musculoskeletal system, * Having a physical disability, * Having undergone artificial joint replacement, * Having multiple sclerosis, myodystrophic or other neurodegenerative diseases, Having serious diseases such as acute herniated disc, Using muscle relaxants or other drugs that affect muscle elasticity, Having a cardiovascular disease, Having a history of previous back surgery, Having a traffic accident in the last 6 months, Not being within the age range determined for the study, Having a mental disability that prevents answering the comprehension and evaluation forms.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Aydin, Turkey (Türkiye)
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