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Effects of Cognitive Training on Executive Functions and Decision-Making in Adolescent Female Volleyball Players

NCT07692698 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-07-09

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of a four-week tablet-based cognitive training program on executive functions and on-court decision-making performance in adolescent female volleyball players. Fifty licensed female volleyball players aged 12 to 14 years were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received cognitive training three times per week in addition to routine volleyball training, while the control group continued routine training only. Executive functions were assessed using the Stroop Test, Trail Making Test-A, Go/No-Go Test, and 2-Back Test. Volleyball-specific decision-making performance was evaluated using a video-based temporal occlusion test. The study investigates whether improvements in executive functions following cognitive training transfer to sport-specific decision-making performance.

Conditions

  • Executive Functions (EF)
  • Decision Making
  • Volleyball

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tablet-Based Cognitive Training

A structured four-week tablet-based cognitive training program was administered three times per week for approximately 20-30 minutes per session. The program included computerized exercises targeting inhibitory control, working memory, cognitive flexibility, attention, and processing speed using validated cognitive training applications.

OTHER

Routine Volleyball Training

Participants continued their routine volleyball training according to their regular training schedule.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Firat University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-02
Primary Completion
2026-06-15
Completion
2026-06-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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