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Boosting Executive Function With Brain Exercise

NCT06482047 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-07-01

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Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the impact of a 15-minute exercise break on brain function and cognitive performance in a simulated classroom setting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. How do short exercise breaks affect executive function in college students?
2. What changes occur in brain connectivity and microcirculation after these exercise breaks? Participants were college students who engaged in sessions of continuous sitting or sitting interspersed with exercise. The study used cognitive tasks and brain imaging techniques to measure the effects. The findings reveal improvements in cognitive performance and brain function, suggesting that short exercise breaks are beneficial in educational contexts.

Conditions

  • Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Moderate-intensity cycling

Moderate-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100

BEHAVIORAL

Vigorous-intensity cycling

Vigorous-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100

BEHAVIORAL

Uninterrupted sitting

Uninterrupted sitting in a quiet room

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Liye Zou

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-02
Primary Completion
2025-03-30
Completion
2025-04-15

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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