Tai chi beats brisk walking for better sleep in stressed students
NCT ID NCT06200805
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether doing tai chi for 24 weeks can improve sleep in college students with insomnia. 90 students were split into three groups: tai chi, brisk walking, or no exercise. The researchers measured sleep quality using a standard questionnaire and also checked levels of certain inflammatory markers in the blood. The goal was to see if tai chi helps sleep more than general aerobic exercise and whether changes in inflammation play a role.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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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17 to 24 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Meet the diagnostic criteria of insomnia i.e. PSQI score ≥ 7; * Age between 18 and 25 years old; ③ Exercise of the study subjects is low exercise i.e. PARS-3 score ≤ 19; * Have not received any psychological and pharmacological treatments in the past one year; * Have no visceral diseases, normal vision and hearing; ⑥ Have good physical fitness and can perform basic intensity of physical exercise; ⑦ Have signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Recent cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disease and other diseases that affect normal sports training; * Serious mental illness; ③ Antibiotics within the past three months; ④ Serious autoimmune disease; ⑤ Those who refuse to participate in the research project.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Anhui Medical University
Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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