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Effects of Low and High Intensity Exercise in Improving Working Memory Among Students With Anxiety Symptoms

NCT02648945 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2016-02-09

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Summary

Anxiety levels among the younger generation especially students have been increasing drastically in recent years. This severely affects a student's academics as previous studies have shown a strong correlation between high anxiety levels and poor working memory. Working memory, also known as short term memory is an important component in studying as it aids in holding important information needed to understand following information for a short period of time. This concerning phenomenon has drawn the attention of researchers to find solutions to this issue where recent studies have found physical exercise to contribute in the improvement of cognition which also includes working memory. Hence, the aim of this study is to compare the effects of low and high intensity exercises on working memory among students with high anxiety levels. Thirty female undergraduate students from UTAR with relatively high levels of anxiety will be conveniently sampled using Beck Anxiety Inventory. Participants will then be randomly allocated into 2 groups to undergo low and high intensity exercise on a treadmill according to Balke's Protocol. 2 memory assessments involving Verbal Memory Task will be conducted for each participant before and after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Aerobic Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

first, Verbal Memory task was completed by each participant. Participant then started walking on the treadmill at either a speed of 3.0 mph (4.8 km/h) for sedentary individuals or 3.5 mph (5.6 km/h) for active individuals with grade 0% (Hanson, 1984). This was followed by an increase in grade of 2% for every 2 mins with the speed remaining constant until targeted HR was reached. A heart rate (HR) monitor (POLAR®) was used to measure HR throughout the test and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was done at the end of every 2 min stage. Exercise was stopped as soon as participant reaches targeted HR or requests to stop because of fatigue or any discomfort. Participant was then given time to cool down until HR reached or fell below 120 bpm and was allowed to take a break for approximately 1 min before proceeding with the second set of Verbal Memory Task. Upon completing the memory test, the participant was allowed to leave

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    collaborator OTHER

  • Manisha Parai

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2016-02-29

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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