Mental HealthSHARP-StressNCT06846918
HIIT Vs Snack Exercises on the Academic Stress of University Students
A study testing High-Intensity Interval Training and Exercise Snacks Protocol in people with Mental Health and Mental Health Care, run by Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion at 1 site in Chile.
Trial summary
Mental health among Chilean university students has steadily deteriorated since 2020. One of the factors associated with mental health is the academic workload that comes with transitioning from high school to higher education, which may lead to an increase in stress levels due to university life referred to as… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Physical Inactivity
- What is being tested?
- High-Intensity Interval Training and Exercise Snacks Protocol
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 36 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChile
- Study dates
- 15 Apr 2025to 15 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 30 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- University students from the 1st to 4th year at the Metropolitan University of Education Sciences and Silva-Henriquez Catholic University
Who cannot join
- High level of physical activity classification in the GPAQ questionnaire.
- Musculoskeletal conditions that prevent normal physical activity.
- Cardiac disease that contraindicates high-intensity exercise.
- Diagnosed mental health condition.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Mauricio Inostroza Mauricio Inostroza Mondaca, PhD (c), MSc. contact
Chile1 site
Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación
Metropolitana, Santiago Metropolitan
Mauricio Venegas Mauricio Venegas de la Paz, MSc., +56988075118, mauricio.venegas@umce.cl
About this study
Official title: HIIT Vs Snack Exercises on the Academic Stress of University Students: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Mental health among Chilean university students has steadily deteriorated since 2020. One of the factors associated with mental health is the academic workload that comes with transitioning from high school to higher education, which may lead to an increase in stress levels due to university life referred to as academic stress. Academic stress has been linked to multiple negative outcomes in university students, such as a lower quality of life, as well as cardiovascular risk markers, including body composition (e.g., higher fat percentage), muscle function, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels. Academic stress affecting more than 50% of university students represents a health issue that needs to be addressed, not only because it can lead to chronic stress, but also because it increases cardiovascular risk in a Chilean population where more than 10,000,000 people are overweight, obese, or have insufficient physical activity levels.
Academic stress and its associated complications represent a prevalent health issue among university students. It is essential to implement interventions that help reduce academic stress while also counteracting its negative effects on quality of life, body composition, muscle function, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels.
Read more
Cost-effective tools, both in terms of financial resources and time, are needed. From this perspective, physical exercise meets both requirements, as it is inexpensive to implement and there are various protocols such as high-intensity interval training and "exercise snacks" that can require less than 40 minutes per week while providing beneficial effects on academic stress, body composition muscle function, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels in university students.
Expanding the body of evidence on these different training protocols would allow us to address multiple issues simultaneously. The primary one is academic stress and its related consequences, but also to generate new evidence on aspects not yet covered in the current literature, such as the impact on university students' quality of life, and to provide an accessible treatment tool for the future. Importantly, implementing these short-duration programs would also enable students to maintain their academic responsibilities, as the proposed protocols require no more than 40 minutes per week (<10 minutes per day). Finally, these programs could be implemented within university facilities, which, in the long term, could become a permanent tool for improving students' university experience.
Read the detailed description
he mental health of Chilean university students has deteriorated since the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic factors (e.g., workload pressure or fear of poor performance) play a significant role in the development of mental health disorders in university students. One of the most frequently mentioned conditions among Chilean university students is stress, with 56% of students experiencing some form of stress, ranging from mild to extreme. Importantly, academic stress can be a predictor of chronic stress in university students. Therefore, it is essential to manage students' stress levels, as stress is associated with various negative effects on quality of life, body composition, and physical activity levels.
Specifically, a systematic review study found a negative association between academic stress and quality of life in university students. Similarly, higher academic stress scores are associated with a higher body mass index and fat percentage. Likewise, university students with obesity exhibit higher levels of academic stress. Additionally, higher levels of academic stress are linked to lower levels of physical activity. Consequently, the presence of academic stress has a detrimental effect on quality of life, body composition, and physical activity levels. Interestingly, individuals who do not meet adequate physical activity levels also show poorer muscle function and aerobic capacity. Thus, academic stress is involved in both the mental and physical health of university students.
It has been shown that engaging in vigorous physical activity can reduce academic stress among university students. This presents an interesting opportunity to improve the previously mentioned aspects negatively affected by academic stress. Unfortunately, 75.1% of university students report that lack of time is the main reason for not engaging in physical activity. Therefore, it is crucial to propose time-efficient physical activity protocols. In this regard, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and exercise snack protocols meet the criteria of high intensity and time efficiency. As a result, they could serve as an effective way to promote higher physical activity levels among university students, thereby reducing the negative effects of academic stress on both mental and physical health.
There is some evidence supporting the benefits of high-intensity interval training for reducing stress in university students. Additionally, HIIT protocols have demonstrated positive effects on body composition, leading to a reduction in body fat percentage and visceral adipose tissue, which is closely linked to the development of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this type of training protocol could contribute to improvements in cardiovascular risk among university students. Similarly, these training protocols enhance aerobic capacity and muscle function, variables that are also found to be altered in the university population. Interestingly, to the best of our knowledge, no concrete benefits of HIIT protocols on university students' quality of life have been reported. Therefore, this would be a significant aspect of our research, as quality of life is a variable that tends to decline in this population.
Exercise snacks are a more novel tool for achieving health goals in the population, with their main characteristic being the short duration of training intervals (<10 minutes per day in total). The primary goal of this type of training is to break sedentary behavior and increase daily physical activity levels in the population in which they are implemented. Given the high levels of sedentary behavior and low physical activity levels observed in university students, this type of training could serve as a strategy to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity levels. Interestingly, there is evidence supporting the benefits of exercise snacks in improving aerobic capacity, muscle function, and body composition variables that, as previously mentioned, are or could be negatively affected by academic stress in university students. Therefore, implementing a training program of this nature would be beneficial for university students.
Similarly, the application of exercise snack protocols has been associated with higher enjoyment compared to HIIT protocols, likely due to their shorter duration. Finally, to the best of our knowledge, there is limited evidence regarding the effects of exercise snack protocols on academic stress and quality of life in university students. Thus, generating evidence on these variables in university students is crucial.
Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the effects of a high-intensity interval training protocol versus an exercise snack protocol on academic stress, quality of life, body composition, muscle function, and aerobic capacity in university students.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behaviors, Cardiovascular Health
- Being tested
- High-Intensity Interval Training, Exercise Snacks Protocol
- Keywords
- High-intensity Interval Training, Snack Exercises, Academic Stress, Mental Health Well-being
- Medical subject headings
- Psychological Well-Being, Sedentary Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
High-Intensity Interval TrainingBehavioural
The high-intensity interval training (HIIT) protocol will run for 12 weeks, with two weekly sessions, totaling 24 sessions. Each 20-minute session will follow a group-based circuit format with functional exercises (e.g., jogging, jumping jacks, step-ups). High-intensity phases will be performed at maximum effort, while moderate-intensity phases will be maintained at a Borg scale rating of 4-6.
Training will amount to 40 minutes per week. The intensity ratio will progress over time:
- Weeks 1-4: 15 sec high / 60 sec moderate (1:4)
- Weeks 5-8: 15 sec high / 45 sec moderate (1:3)
- Weeks 9-12: 15 sec high / 30 sec moderate (1:2)
- Weeks 13-16: 15 sec high / 15 sec moderate (1:1)
This progressive structure ensures gradual adaptation while maximizing effectiveness.
Exercise Snacks ProtocolBehavioural
The exercise snack protocol will last for 12 weeks, with sessions held twice a week, totaling 24 sessions. The exercise snacks will amount to 40 minutes per week, divided across the five weekdays. Participants will be required to perform 4 minutes of functional exercises (e.g., jogging in place, jumping jacks in place, modified burpees in place, etc.) in both the morning (AM) and evening (PM), completing a total of 8 minutes per day. The exercises must be performed at high intensity, with a score of >8 on a modified Borg scale.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| High-intensity Interval Training Group | Active comparator | Not described Receives: Behavioral: High-Intensity Interval Training |
| Snack Exercises Group | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Exercise Snacks Protocol |
| Control Group | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Academic Stress Levels
It will be measured using the SISCO II questionnaire, validated in the Chilean population, with items rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. The questionnaire consists of five dimensions: stressors, physical and psychological reactions, social behavior reactions, coping strategies, and total reaction.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Secondary outcomes (16)
Quality of Life Levels
It will be measured using the SF-36 questionnaire, which assesses eight dimensions: physical function, physical role, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role, and mental health. Scores are obtained through a Likert-type scale, which must be transformed to a 0-100 scale, where 0 represents the worst performance and 100 the best. The questionnaire has been validated in Spanish-speaking populations.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Physical Activity Levels
The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) assesses physical activity across three domains: work-related activity, transportation activity, and recreational activity. It also includes a section on sedentary behavior. The questionnaire measures the frequency and duration of moderate and vigorous physical activity in each domain, providing a comprehensive overview of an individual's physical activity levels. In the Chilean population, the GPAQ has been validated, with studies confirming its reliability in national health surveys.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Sedentary Behaviour Levels
The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) assesses physical activity across three domains: work-related activity, transportation activity, and recreational activity. It also includes a section on sedentary behavior. The questionnaire measures the frequency and duration of moderate and vigorous physical activity in each domain, providing a comprehensive overview of an individual's physical activity levels. In the Chilean population, the GPAQ has been validated, with studies confirming its reliability in national health surveys. Additionally, research has shown that the single-question measure of sedentary behavior within the GPAQ is a valid tool for assessing sedentary time in Chilean adults.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training)
Upper Body Muscle Strength
A 10RM test will be conducted to assess upper limb strength (bench press). The Epley formula will be used to estimate 1RM from the 10RM test.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training)
Lower Body Muscle Strength
A 10RM test will be conducted to assess lower limb strength (squat). The Epley formula will be used to estimate 1RM from the 10RM test
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training)
Aerobic Capacity
A maximal oxygen consumption test will be conducted to estimate the participants' aerobic capacity.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Body Weight
Will be measured using a scale and stadiometer SECA ®.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Height
Will be measured using a scale and stadiometer SECA ®.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Body Mass Index
Body mass index (BMI) will be calculated based on the weight and height values.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Waist Circumference
Waist circumference will be measured using a non-extensible SECA® tape
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Waist to Height Ratio
Will be calculated using the values of height and waist circumference
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Skeletal Muscle Mass
It will be assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Fat mass
It will be assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Fat Mass Percentage
It will be assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Visceral Adiposse Tissue Area
It will be assessed using a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA).
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Physical Activity Enjoyment
The Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale will be used to assess the enjoyment of the two different training programs. The questionnaire consists of 16 Likert-type questions and was validated in the Spanish language and presents a Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.85, informing an internal consistency of the scale.
Measured: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Feb 2025
- Study start15 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion15 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion15 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Mental HealthStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Care provider, Investigator
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mauricio Inostroza Mondaca, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06846918
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 07-2025-ID DIUMCE
- Other IDs
- DIUMCE 07-2025-ID
- Acronym
- SHARP-Stress
- Status last verified
- Feb 2025
- First submitted
- 20 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 28 Feb 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Feb 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- HIIT Vs Snack Exercises on the Academic Stress of University Students: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06846918
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SHARP-Stress / 07-2025-ID DIUMCE
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Mental Health Care, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behaviors, Cardiovascular Health
- Keywords
- High-intensity Interval Training, Snack Exercises, Academic Stress, Mental Health Well-being
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 36 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la EducacionUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jul 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 15 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 26 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Mental health among Chilean university students has steadily deteriorated since 2020. One of the factors associated with mental health is the academic workload that comes with transitioning from high school to higher education, which may lead to an increase in stress levels due to university life referred to as academic stress. Academic stress has been linked to multiple negative outcomes in university students, such as a lower quality of life, as well as cardiovascular risk markers, including body composition (e.g., higher fat percentage), muscle function, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels. Academic stress affecting more than 50% of university students represents a health issue that needs to be addressed, not only because it can lead to chronic stress, but also because it increases cardiovascular risk in a Chilean population where more than 10,000,000 people are overweight, obese, or have insufficient physical activity levels.
Academic stress and its associated complications represent a prevalent health issue among university students. It is essential to implement interventions that help reduce academic stress while also counteracting its negative effects on quality of life, body composition, muscle function, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels.
Cost-effective tools, both in terms of financial resources and time, are needed. From this perspective, physical exercise meets both requirements, as it is inexpensive to implement and there are various protocols such as high-intensity interval training and "exercise snacks" that can require less than 40 minutes per week while providing beneficial effects on academic stress, body composition muscle function, aerobic capacity, and physical activity levels in university students.
Expanding the body of evidence on these different training protocols would allow us to address multiple issues simultaneously. The primary one is academic stress and its related consequences, but also to generate new evidence on aspects not yet covered in the current literature, such as the impact on university students' quality of life, and to provide an accessible treatment tool for the future. Importantly, implementing these short-duration programs would also enable students to maintain their academic responsibilities, as the proposed protocols require no more than 40 minutes per week (<10 minutes per day). Finally, these programs could be implemented within university facilities, which, in the long term, could become a permanent tool for improving students' university experience.
Detailed description
he mental health of Chilean university students has deteriorated since the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic factors (e.g., workload pressure or fear of poor performance) play a significant role in the development of mental health disorders in university students. One of the most frequently mentioned conditions among Chilean university students is stress, with 56% of students experiencing some form of stress, ranging from mild to extreme. Importantly, academic stress can be a predictor of chronic stress in university students. Therefore, it is essential to manage students' stress levels, as stress is associated with various negative effects on quality of life, body composition, and physical activity levels.
Specifically, a systematic review study found a negative association between academic stress and quality of life in university students. Similarly, higher academic stress scores are associated with a higher body mass index and fat percentage. Likewise, university students with obesity exhibit higher levels of academic stress. Additionally, higher levels of academic stress are linked to lower levels of physical activity. Consequently, the presence of academic stress has a detrimental effect on quality of life, body composition, and physical activity levels. Interestingly, individuals who do not meet adequate physical activity levels also show poorer muscle function and aerobic capacity. Thus, academic stress is involved in both the mental and physical health of university students.
It has been shown that engaging in vigorous physical activity can reduce academic stress among university students. This presents an interesting opportunity to improve the previously mentioned aspects negatively affected by academic stress. Unfortunately, 75.1% of university students report that lack of time is the main reason for not engaging in physical activity. Therefore, it is crucial to propose time-efficient physical activity protocols. In this regard, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and exercise snack protocols meet the criteria of high intensity and time efficiency. As a result, they could serve as an effective way to promote higher physical activity levels among university students, thereby reducing the negative effects of academic stress on both mental and physical health.
There is some evidence supporting the benefits of high-intensity interval training for reducing stress in university students. Additionally, HIIT protocols have demonstrated positive effects on body composition, leading to a reduction in body fat percentage and visceral adipose tissue, which is closely linked to the development of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this type of training protocol could contribute to improvements in cardiovascular risk among university students. Similarly, these training protocols enhance aerobic capacity and muscle function, variables that are also found to be altered in the university population. Interestingly, to the best of our knowledge, no concrete benefits of HIIT protocols on university students' quality of life have been reported. Therefore, this would be a significant aspect of our research, as quality of life is a variable that tends to decline in this population.
Exercise snacks are a more novel tool for achieving health goals in the population, with their main characteristic being the short duration of training intervals (<10 minutes per day in total). The primary goal of this type of training is to break sedentary behavior and increase daily physical activity levels in the population in which they are implemented. Given the high levels of sedentary behavior and low physical activity levels observed in university students, this type of training could serve as a strategy to reduce sedentary behavior and increase physical activity levels. Interestingly, there is evidence supporting the benefits of exercise snacks in improving aerobic capacity, muscle function, and body composition variables that, as previously mentioned, are or could be negatively affected by academic stress in university students. Therefore, implementing a training program of this nature would be beneficial for university students.
Similarly, the application of exercise snack protocols has been associated with higher enjoyment compared to HIIT protocols, likely due to their shorter duration. Finally, to the best of our knowledge, there is limited evidence regarding the effects of exercise snack protocols on academic stress and quality of life in university students. Thus, generating evidence on these variables in university students is crucial.
Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine the effects of a high-intensity interval training protocol versus an exercise snack protocol on academic stress, quality of life, body composition, muscle function, and aerobic capacity in university students.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (care provider, investigator)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| High-intensity Interval Training Group | Active comparator | Behavioral: High-Intensity Interval Training |
| Snack Exercises Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Exercise Snacks Protocol |
| Control Group | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- University students from the 1st to 4th year at the Metropolitan University of Education Sciences and Silva-Henriquez Catholic University
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- High level of physical activity classification in the GPAQ questionnaire.
- Musculoskeletal conditions that prevent normal physical activity.
- Cardiac disease that contraindicates high-intensity exercise.
- Diagnosed mental health condition.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| High-Intensity Interval TrainingThe high-intensity interval training (HIIT) protocol will run for 12 weeks, with two weekly sessions, totaling 24 sessions. Each 20-minute session will follow a group-based circuit format with functional exercises (e.g., jogging, jumping jacks, step-ups). High-intensity phases will be performed at maximum effort, while moderate-intensity phases will be maintained at a Borg scale rating of 4-6. Training will amount to 40 minutes per week. The intensity ratio will progress over time: * Weeks 1-4: 15 sec high / 60 sec moderate (1:4) * Weeks 5-8: 15 sec high / 45 sec moderate (1:3) * Weeks 9-12: 15 sec high / 30 sec moderate (1:2) * Weeks 13-16: 15 sec high / 15 sec moderate (1:1) This progressive structure ensures gradual adaptation while maximizing effectiveness. | Behavioural | High-intensity Interval Training Group |
| Exercise Snacks ProtocolThe exercise snack protocol will last for 12 weeks, with sessions held twice a week, totaling 24 sessions. The exercise snacks will amount to 40 minutes per week, divided across the five weekdays. Participants will be required to perform 4 minutes of functional exercises (e.g., jogging in place, jumping jacks in place, modified burpees in place, etc.) in both the morning (AM) and evening (PM), completing a total of 8 minutes per day. The exercises must be performed at high intensity, with a score of >8 on a modified Borg scale. | Behavioural | Snack Exercises Group |
Primary outcome
Academic Stress Levels
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
It will be measured using the SISCO II questionnaire, validated in the Chilean population, with items rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. The questionnaire consists of five dimensions: stressors, physical and psychological reactions, social behavior reactions, coping strategies, and total reaction.
16 secondary outcomes
Quality of Life Levels
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Physical Activity Levels
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Sedentary Behaviour Levels
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training)
Upper Body Muscle Strength
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training)
Lower Body Muscle Strength
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training)
Aerobic Capacity
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Body Weight
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Height
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Body Mass Index
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Waist Circumference
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Waist to Height Ratio
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Skeletal Muscle Mass
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Fat mass
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Fat Mass Percentage
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Visceral Adiposse Tissue Area
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Physical Activity Enjoyment
Time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Feb 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Mauricio Inostroza Mauricio Inostroza Mondaca, PhD (c), MSc. contact
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing High-Intensity Interval Training and Exercise Snacks Protocol in people with Mental Health and Mental Health Care, run by Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educacion at 1 site in Chile.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Chile. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Mauricio Inostroza Mauricio Inostroza Mondaca, PhD (c), MSc. (+56958483594, mauricio.inostroza@umce.cl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Academic Stress Levels (time frame: T0 (before the training protocol) and T12 (after 12 weeks of training).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Feb 2025.