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NCT Number: NCT06837649

The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Tai Chi Chuan on Mobile Phone Addiction Among Male College Students is Associated With Executive Functions

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether an 8-week mindfulness-based Tai Chi intervention can improve cognitive and executive functions, particularly inhibitory control, and reduce mobile phone addiction in male university students. It will also explore the potential mechanisms by which mindfulness-based Tai Chi affects mobile phone addiction behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does mindfulness-based Tai Chi improve inhibitory control and reduce mobile phone addiction in male university students? Does mindfulness-based Tai Chi enhance overall executive functions, including inhibition, updating, and shifting abilities? Researchers will compare the experimental group (receiving mindfulness-based Tai Chi intervention) to the control group (maintaining their usual routine without intervention) to see if mindfulness-based Tai Chi leads to greater improvements in cognitive and executive functions and reduces mobile phone addiction.

Participants will:

Practice mindfulness-based Tai Chi for 8 weeks Complete pre- and post-intervention assessments of mobile phone addiction, mindfulness levels, and executive function Engage in weekly Tai Chi practice sessions Complete self-report diaries of mobile phone usage and mindfulness experiences

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Key information

Conditions

Mobile Phone Addiction Behavior

Age range

18 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Capital University Of Physical Education And Sports, School of Kinesiology and Health

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100080, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Male university students not majoring in physical education. Aged 18 years or older. A moderate level of dependence on mobile phones, with a score above 40 on the Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI).

No regular exercise habits in daily academic life. Willing to participate in an 8-week mindfulness-based Tai Chi training program and provide informed consent.

No serious medical conditions.

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria include individuals with diseases that may affect training (such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders), as well as those diagnosed with mental disorders (such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.).

Treatment and study plan

The mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan

Behavioral

Studies have shown that compared with the Tai Chi Chuan, MTCC is more relaxing to practitioner. The Tai Chi Chuan section is based on the Yang's movements, which not only conform to the basic technical characteristics, such as the steps, stance, techniques, movement of the center of gravity, and the coordination of the whole body between the movements, but also are clear, smooth, simple, easy to learn, and beautiful. The mindfulness section is complemented by soothing, soft music to guide the practitioner to focus on himself and return to inner peace. The essence of the program is to help practitioners focus their attention and achieve inner peace during practice. Through the practice of MTCC, practitioners are encouraged to face the difficulties they encounter in reality and to develop a positive and open mind to deal with negative emotions and thoughts in daily life.

Primary outcomes

Mobile Phone Addiction Index

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.

Measurement of mobile phone addiction used the Mobile Phone Addiction Index (MPAI) developed by Y.K. Leung, which is suitable for measuring mobile phone addiction in college students with a good reliability of 0.87. There are four dimensions in the scale, namely loss of control, withdrawal, avoidance, and ineffectiveness. It is rated from 1 to 5 with 17 questions.
Mindfulness level

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.

The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) was used to measure the mindfulness level. It developed by Brown and Ryan in 2003, which was introduced and revised by domestic scholars in 2012. Besides, it has high validity, structure validity and retest reliability of 0.87 0.89. The scale of single dimension scale, score from 1 to 6 points, are all positive ratings, which includes 15 problem. The higher the total score is, the higher levels one's mindful awareness and attention are.
Executive Functions

Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.

Executive function was measured by the executive function test instrument developed by Chen Aiguo, whose reliability has been tested in numerous studies. The test consisted of a Flanker task (inhibition function), a 2-back task (updating function), and a More-odd shifting task (shifting function).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Feb 20, 2025
Registry last updated: Feb 20, 2025

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