Exercise boosts student Well-Being, study finds
NCT ID NCT07275398
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a 10-week structured exercise program can improve the mental and physical well-being of university students. 91 students took part, with one group doing exercise plus stress management and another doing stress management alone. The goal was to see if adding exercise leads to greater improvements in well-being and reduced distress.
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Study facts
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- 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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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or single-cycle degree program at the University of Brescia * Adequate proficiency in Italian language Exclusion Criteria: * Any medical condition or illness contraindicating or limiting safe participation in physical exercise * Serious physical injury (e.g., fracture) within the past 6 months * Engagement in high levels of physical activity, defined as classification in the "high" category according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF; Mannocci et al., 2010)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Sperimentali, Settore di Psicologia
Brescia, Brescia, 25121, Italy
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