Effect of Aerobic Exercise With Synchronous Music on Functions Among Medical Students

NCT06788106 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: USM/JEPeM/KK/24040378
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 134
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Researchers invite participants to volunteer to participate in this cross-sectional, interventional study. This research examines the effects of 8-week aerobic exercise of different intensities combining synchronized music on psychology, attention, and executive function among Chinese college students, and also validates the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Brief College Student Hassles Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale for Medical Students, Brief Multidimensional Students'Life Satisfaction Scale, Positive Thinking Skills Scale, Attentional Function Index, Procrastination Assessment Scale-Student and Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome-College version, providing a research basis for aerobic exercise to improve the cognitive function and mental health level of Chinese college students. Participants will be invited to participate in the intervention study, in which participants will be assigned to the intervention group and control group. Participation in this study will last approximately 8 weeks for a total of 24 sessions, 40 minutes each session, and participants will not be forced to participate in this study if they do not wish to. This study will include up to 134 participants who will be assigned to the intervention and control groups in a randomized manner.

Conditions

Psychological Stress; Aerobic Exercise; Medical Students

Keywords

medical students; mental health; psychophysiological function; attentional function; executive funcion; brain functional connectivity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Psychological function

  Brief Multidimensional Students'Life Satisfaction Scale - college version (BMSLSS-C)

  up to 30 weeks

• Attentional function

  Attentional Function Index (AFI)

  up to 30 weeks

• Executive function

  Executive Functions scale for University settings (UEF)

  up to 30 weeks

• Brain functional connectivity

  Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Using fNIRS to observe the brain functional connectivity. The fNIRS device used in this experiment was a portable Nir Smart \[two wavelengths: 760 and 850 nm, 16 channels (eight light sources and eight detectors); Danyang Huichuang Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., Danyang, China\]. According to the 10-20 international standard lead system, the fNIRS helmet was placed on the head of the participant such that the light poles covered the left and right prefrontal areas of the brain, including eight channels of each of the left and right prefrontal lobes (3 × 4 array of emitter and detection light poles).

  up to 30 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Positive Thinking Skills

  up to 30 weeks

Study Arms (4)

control group

NO INTERVENTION

without intervention

low-intensity with synchronous music group

EXPERIMENTAL

intervened under low-intensity aerobic training with synchronous music of different intensities for 8 weeks, 3 times one week, 40minites one time.

Behavioral: low-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music

medium-intensity with synchronous music group

EXPERIMENTAL

intervened under medium-intensity aerobic training with synchronous music of different intensities for 8 weeks, 3 times one week, 40minites one time.

Behavioral: medium-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music

high-intensity with synchronous music group

EXPERIMENTAL

intervened under high-intensity aerobic training with synchronous music of different intensities for 8 weeks, 3 times one week, 40minites one time.

Behavioral: high-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music

Interventions

high-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music BEHAVIORAL

This group will be intervened under high-intensity aerobic training with synchronous music for 8 weeks, 3 times every week, 40 minites each time.

high-intensity with synchronous music group

medium-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music BEHAVIORAL

This group will be intervened under medium-intensity aerobic training with synchronous music for 8 weeks, 3 times every week, 40 minites each time.

medium-intensity with synchronous music group

low-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music BEHAVIORAL

This group will be intervened under low-intensity aerobic training with synchronous music for 8 weeks, 3 times every week, 40 minites each time.

low-intensity with synchronous music group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Medical students willing to participate in aerobic training
• Population of low questionnaire evaluation results
• Subjects achieved a result of 7met or more on the Treadmill Test using the Bruce protocol
• The medical students with low to moderate physical activity level. They are able to exercise, once or twice per week, but are not in the habit of doing so daily

You may not qualify if:

• History of major depressive disorder in the past 6 months
• Have a history of alcohol, drug abuse or use of psychiatric drugs
• Have a history of head trauma, neurological disease or other serious illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Sains Malaysia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jiangsu Medical College

Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224005, China

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Belkhir Y, Rekik G, Chtourou H, Souissi N. Does warming up with different music tempos affect physical and psychological responses? The evidence from a chronobiological study. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2022 Jan;62(1):149-156. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12093-6. Epub 2021 Feb 8.

  PMID: 33555672 RESULT

• Karageorghis CI, Bigliassi M, Guerin SMR, Delevoye-Turrell Y. Brain mechanisms that underlie music interventions in the exercise domain. Prog Brain Res. 2018;240:109-125. doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.09.004. Epub 2018 Oct 24.

  PMID: 30390826 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction

Study Officials

• Garry KP Kuan, PhD

  Universiti Sains Malaysia

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Le Li, PhD

CONTACT

60167557895; lile@student.usm.my

Garry KP Kuan, Asso Prof.

CONTACT

+609 767 7622; garry@usm.my

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2025
• First Posted: January 22, 2025
• Study Start: February 26, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2025
• Study Completion: December 21, 2025
• Last Updated: March 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)