Active Young, Healthy Mind. The YoungFitT Project

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.

NCT Number	NCT06406283
Lead Sponsor	University of Barcelona Collaborators: University Ramon Llull, ICREA Academia, Institut de Neurociències de la Universitat de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (CERCA center), EventLab, INEFC, Nirakara Lab, Adventhealth Research Institute, Neuroscience, University of Murdock
Conditions	University Students
Enrollment	219 participants
Start Date	2023-12-20
Primary Completion	2026-05-18 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-09-18 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2024-05-09