Active Young, Healthy Mind. The YoungFitT Project
Active Young, Healthy Mind: Strategies for Brain Health and Psychological Well-being in Young Adults: A Randomized Mixed-method Study With and Without Virtual Reality (VR) (YoungFitT: Young Fitness Technology)
University of Barcelona
219 participants
Dec 20, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The main objective of YoungFitT Project is to study the effect and neuro-psycho-biological mechanisms of mind and body interventions, also in the form of virtual reality (VR), on brain health, cognitive and psychological well-being of college students. The investigators have adopted an inter and multidisciplinary and multimodal approach to provide a more integrative perspective using cognitive, psychological, biochemical, and neuroimaging measurements. The investigators hypothesize that all three interventions Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Qigong, and High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT) will produce gains in cognitive functions and psychological well-being at three months compared to baseline. Also, all three interventions will induce changes in the microbiota and brain structure and function. Finally, using a VR environment for these interventions will provide greater adherence and cognitive and psychological well-being benefits than conventional training.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Individuals aged 18-25 years old
- Fluency in Catalan or Spanish (I.e., able to understand and speak)
- Accept to take part in the study and sign the informed consent according to the Declaration of Helsinki.
Exclusion Criteria8
- Severe Neurological or psychiatric history
- Alcohol or drug abuse history
- Injury that prevents exercise
- Claustrophobia
- Medical device (e.g., pacemaker implants, stents)
- Other metal objects in the body
- Dizziness
- Contraindications or troubles that could condition the use of VR
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Interventions
This intervention will include three sessions per week: two group 60-minute zoom online synchronous sessions guided by experts and one individual autonomous session (a repetition of a chosen session of that week). The training protocol will be designed based on Cross-Training workouts, emphasizing high-intensity interval training combined with functional resistance-training movements.
This intervention follows the official MBSR program designed by Jon Kabat-Zinn with some adaptations, as we did in Bermudo-Gallaguet, et al. (2022). The intervention will occur three days a week, including one 120-minute online synchronous session and two 20-40 min individual practices. The intensity of physical exercise will be adjusted to personal baseline characteristics.
This intervention will include three sessions per week: two group 60-minute zoom online synchronous sessions guided by experts and one individual autonomous session (a repetition of a chosen session of that week). The program includes the Baduanjin sequence, considered one of the most ancient and beneficial forms for physical and mental health within the Qigong tradition.
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NCT06406283