NCT04227587 is a NA clinical trial of Zero Time Exercise in Insomnia, Primary, sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Who is sponsoring NCT04227587?

NCT04227587 is sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04227587?

Interventions in NCT04227587: Zero Time Exercise, Sleep hygiene education.

What condition does NCT04227587 study?

NCT04227587 studies Insomnia, Primary.

Is NCT04227587 still recruiting?

NCT04227587 is currently completed. Last updated 12 June 2023.

Last reviewed 2023-06-12 · How we verify

NCT04227587

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Effects of Zero-Time Exercise (ZTEx) on Inactive Adults With Insomnia Disorder

Completed NA Last updated 12 June 2023

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Zero Time Exercise in Insomnia, Primary in 140 participants. Completed in 30 June 2022.

Timeline

1 September 2020

Primary endpoint
30 April 2022

30 June 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	140
Start date	1 September 2020
Primary completion	30 April 2022
Estimated completion	30 June 2022
Sites	1 location across Hong Kong

Drugs / interventions tested

Zero Time Exercise
Sleep hygiene education

Conditions studied

Insomnia, Primary — all drugs for Insomnia, Primary →

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Insomnia, Primary. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) with a longitudinal mixed-method process evaluation aims to (1) determine the effectiveness of a ZTEx intervention program, which is a lifestyle-integrated physical activity program, on sleep and related outcomes in inactive adults with insomnia disorder

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Effect of zero-time exercise on physically inactive adults with insomnia disorder: A randomized controlled trial.
Yeung WF, Lai AY, Yu BY, Ho FY, et al · · 2025 · cited 5× · PMID 39999728 · DOI 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105033

Verify or expand the search:

Other trials of Zero Time Exercise

Trials testing the same drug.

NCT03155750 — Effects of Zero-Time Exercise (ZTEx) on Inactive Adults With Insomnia · NA · completed

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Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04227587 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Last refreshed: 12 June 2023

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