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Effects of Different Exercise Intensities on Brain Activity and Heart Function in University Students with Academic Stress

Effects of Exercise Intensity Modulation on Prefrontal Cortex Activity and Heart Rate Variability in University Students with Burnout Syndrome : a Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/04/108233
Enrollment
63
Registered
2026-04-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z730- Burn-out

Interventions

Intervention1: Group 1: low intensity aerobic exercise group: Participants will perform supervised low intensity aerobic exercise (treadmill) at 57-64% of HRmax (Liu et al., 2024). Exercise session w

Sponsors

centre for physiotherapy and rehabilitation sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Participants having age between 18-25 (Arora et., al 2024) 2. Participants of either gender (male/female) 3. Participants having moderate burnout syndrome identified using the Copenhagen burnout inventory student version (CBI-S) 4. Participants with low physical activity level assessed using international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) (Taylor et al., 2022) 5. Participants with mild cognitive impairment as indicated by Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA) score between 18 and 25 6. Participants enrolled in university 7. Participants who have not received any form of therapy or intervention aimed at managing anxiety or stress in the past six months. 8. Participants able to understand and communicate in simple English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with a history of any neurological disorder, such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury etc. 2. Participants currently using centrally active medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, or stimulants. 3. Participants with a history of alcohol or drug abuse 4. Participants currently taking sleeping pills or other sedative-hypnotic medications. 5. Participants with significant cardiovascular conditions, such as coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, or heart failure, etc 6. Participants currently engaged in other structured exercise programs. 7. Participants with comorbid conditions, such as hypertension or type 2 diabetes mellitus, etc

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pre frontal cortex activity 2. Heart Rate variability 3. quality of lifeTimepoint: at baseline at 8 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. anxiety and depression 2. stressTimepoint: at baseline at 8 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShabnam Parveen

Jamia Millia Islamia

mkhan47@jmi.ac.in9990307150

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026