Cessation on Internet Addiction in College Students

NCT06921096 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: Internet Addiction Disorder
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 51
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study aimed to explore the intervention effect of Tai Chi exercise on internet addiction in college students and its maintenance effect after cessation, providing a scientific basis for the application of Tai Chi in internet addiction intervention among college students. Fifty-one non-sports-major college students with mild or moderate internet addiction were randomly divided into a Tai Chi group (n = 23) and a control group (n = 24). The Tai Chi group underwent 12 weeks of Tai Chi exercise, while the control group maintained their regular study schedule without additional physical exercise. The Chinese Internet Addiction Scale and serum dopamine and β-Endorphin levels were assessed at baseline, week 12, and week 16.

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Keywords

Internet Addiction Disorder; Tai Chi

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Internet Addiction Scale Survey

  The CIAS, tailored to Chinese college students' psychological traits, was used. It has 26 items across five dimensions: compulsive symptoms, withdrawal symptoms, tolerance symptoms, interpersonal and health problems, and time management problems. It's a 4-point self-report Likert scale (1="extremely disagree" to 4="extremely agree"). The scale has good reliability and validity, with factor consistency coefficients of 0.70-0.82 and internal consistency of 0.9446\[21\]. The total CIAS score is the sum of all items, with higher scores indicating greater dependence and addiction risk. The CIAS was administered at baseline, week 12, and week 16 for both groups.

  16 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Serum Dopamine

  16 weeks

• Serum β-Endorphin

  16 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Maintain your original lifestyle without engaging in regular physical exercise. Participants were contacted every two weeks via WeChat or in person to monitor their conditions and ensure no extra exercise or medication use.

Tai Chi group

EXPERIMENTAL

The Tai Chi group practiced 24-form simplified Tai Chi for 12 weeks, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/session (including 5-minute warm-up and 5-minute cool-down) at our university's track, under professional coaching, from 8:00-9:10 AM. The first 4 weeks were for learning, and the next 8 for consolidation. Then, we will observe all participants for an additional 4 weeks (Week 16) as a follow-up.

Other: Tai Chi

Interventions

Tai Chi OTHER

The Tai chi group practiced 24-form simplified Tai Chi for 12 weeks, 3 times/week, 60 minutes/session (including 5-minute warm-up and 5-minute cool-down) at our university's track, under professional coaching, from 8:00-9:10 AM. The first 4 weeks were for learning, and the next 8 for consolidation.

Tai Chi group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants aged 18-25;
• CIAS scores of 26-53 (low internet dependence), 54-80 (moderate dependence), or 81-104 (high dependence). Only mild and moderate cases were included;
• non-sports majors; the study followed the Declaration of Helsinki, and all participants understood the purpose and signed consent forms.

You may not qualify if:

• Severe IAD (CIAS score \>80);
• Tai Chi practice within 6 months;
• regular exercise habits;
• history of depression/anxiety or undergoing psychological treatment;
• use of medications affecting mental state or neurotransmitter levels.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chengdu Sport University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Interventions

Tai Ji

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Central Study Contacts

Hanyu Li

CONTACT

+8618280314728; hanyuli_cdsu@163.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2025
• First Posted: April 10, 2025
• Study Start: April 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2025
• Study Completion: August 16, 2025
• Last Updated: April 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share