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NCT02958735 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-08-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an acute bout of exercise may temporarily enhance cognitive function (such as memory or attention span) by measuring behavioral performance on cognitive tests, as well as expression of hormones in circulation associated with brain plasticity and stress.

Conditions

  • Alteration of Cognitive Function

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise Challenge

Participants randomized to an exercise condition will perform treadmill exercise for 30 minutes. Participants will self-select a comfortable walking speed. The treadmill grade will be adjusted to elicit and maintain the target heart rate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kerry Stewart, EdD · Johns Hopkins University

  • Peter Searson, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

  • Howard Egeth, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-01
Primary Completion
2017-05-02
Completion
2017-05-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02958735 on ClinicalTrials.gov