Boosting Executive Function With Brain Exercise

Liye Zou

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Sedentary Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Vigorous-intensity cycling; Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting; Behavioral: Moderate-intensity cycling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06482047

ShenzhenUExerciseIntervention

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-right-handed (how was handedness assessed; i.e., "What hand do you write with?") with normal or corrected-to-normal vision and normal color vision

Exclusion criteria

-reported a history of cardiovascular, metabolic, gastrointestinal, neurological, or psychiatric disorders, medical conditions requiring medical care, substance addiction, strict diets (e.g., low- carbohydrate and Mediterranean diet), pregnancy, or lactation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 3 patient groups

Moderate-intensity cycling

Experimental group

Description:

Moderate-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100

Treatment:

Behavioral: Moderate-intensity cycling

Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting

Vigorous-intensity cycling

Experimental group

Description:

Vigorous-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100

Treatment:

Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting

Behavioral: Vigorous-intensity cycling

Uninterrupted sitting

Experimental group

Description:

Uninterrupted sitting in a quiet room

Treatment:

Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting