An interventional study of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Psychological Distress, Self-control and Emotion Regulation, sponsored by Burcu Sıla SEZER. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-04.
Sponsored by Burcu Sıla SEZER · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
This study compared the effects of two running-based exercise programs on psychological distress, self-control, and emotion regulation in male university students who were not sufficiently physically active.
Thirty-six participants aged 18-25 years were randomly assigned to one of three groups: high-intensity interval training, moderate-intensity continuous training, or a wait-list control group. Both exercise programs lasted eight weeks and included three supervised sessions per week, for a total of 24 sessions. High-intensity interval training involved alternating periods of intense exercise and recovery, while moderate-intensity continuous training involved continuous exercise at a moderate intensity. The control group did not receive either exercise program during the study.
Participants completed questionnaires before and after the eight-week study period. The study examined whether changes in psychological distress, self-control, and emotion regulation differed among the three groups.
545 studies on the registry are indexed under Emotional Regulation; 188 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 36 is below the median of 79 across 498 interventional studies indexed under Emotional Regulation.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Known cardiovascular, metabolic, or respiratory disease, or a musculoskeletal injury limiting exercise.
Initiation of psychiatric treatment or a change in psychotropic medication dose within the preceding three months.
Plans to participate in another structured exercise program during the study period.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Behavioral: High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
Behavioral: Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training
An eight-week supervised running-based exercise program consisting of three sessions per week, for a total of 24 sessions. Sessions involved repeated bouts of high-intensity running alternated with recovery periods.
An eight-week supervised running-based exercise program consisting of three sessions per week, for a total of 24 sessions. Sessions involved continuous running at a moderate intensity.
Change in Psychological Distress Measured by the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12)
Psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Higher total scores indicate greater psychological distress. Changes from baseline to the end of the eight-week intervention were compared across the three groups.
Time frame: Baseline and 48-72 hours after the final exercise session following the eight-week intervention.Total scores range from 0 to 36, with higher scores indicating greater psychological distress.
Change in Self-Control Measured by the 9-Item Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS-9)
Self-control was assessed using the 9-item Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS-9). Higher scores indicate greater self-control. Changes from baseline to post-intervention were compared across the three groups.
Time frame: Baseline and 48-72 hours after the final exercise session following the eight-week intervention.
Change in Emotion Regulation Measured by the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ)
Emotion regulation was assessed using the Turkish version of the 10-item Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ). Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale. The questionnaire assesses cognitive reappraisal (six items) and expressive suppression (four items). Each subscale is scored separately as the mean of its items, ranging from 1 to 7. Higher scores indicate more frequent use of the respective strategy. No overall total score is calculated.
Time frame: Baseline and 48-72 hours after the final exercise session following the eight-week intervention.
Plan to share: Yes
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Ran from Sep 2025 to primary completion in Sep 2025, 0 months.
Of 390 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Emotional Regulation, half reached primary completion within 18 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 36. This study's 0 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 396 studies reached it within 18 months; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 36.
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