Sun Tai Chi for heart, lung, and mental health in college students
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a gentle Sun-style Tai Chi program can improve your heart and lung fitness as well as your mental well-being if you have mild to moderate stress, anxiety, or depression. It's for university students who are not already very active and who are not taking mental health medicines.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are an undergraduate college or university student.
- You are between 18 and 29 years old.
- You have some symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression (mild to moderate), but not severe symptoms.
- You feel healthy enough to do light exercise like Tai Chi (no serious heart, lung, or nerve problems).
- You are not currently doing high levels of exercise (for example, workouts more than 3 times a week).
- You are not taking any medicines for mental health or medicines that affect your heart rate (like beta-blockers).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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