Cognition in Motion (CIM)

Baylor College of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Performance During Physical Activity

Treatments: Behavioral: Experimental: Standing Modality; Behavioral: No Intervention: Seated Modality; Behavioral: Experimental: Walking Modality; Behavioral: Experimental: Biking Modality

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02927275

H-31608

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of low-intensity exercise on cognitive functioning during activity. Evaluation was accomplished by having participants perform standardized cognitive tests while in three forms of low-intensity exercise and then comparing results to performance when sitting.

Full description

While studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of exercise, even when low-intensity, on physical health, investigations into cognitive performance during these periods of activity are increasing in number. For changes in the workplace to occur, data needs to show that mental processing is not compromised while engaging in low-intensity exercise.

In this current study, participants, after giving written consent, performed quantitative, computer-based cognitive tests to evaluate for differences in performance between active and sedentary conditions. The participants engaged in four activity modalities: sitting, standing, biking slowly on a stationary bicycle, and walking at 1mph. The validated tests used were immediate and delayed verbal recall, the color-word test based on the Stroop test, and the "n-back" test. Responses were scored according to both the speed in answering along with accuracy on each test. From the scores generated, effect sizes were calculated for sitting and compared to effect sizes for cumulative activity stations for statistical analysis.

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Student at Baylor College of Medicine
• Able to perform low-intensity exercise

Exclusion criteria

• Not a student at Baylor College of Medicine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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88 participants in 4 patient groups

Standing Modality

Experimental group

Description:

Performance on computerized cognitive tests while standing at a desk. Experimental: Standing Modality

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental: Standing Modality

Biking Modality

Experimental group

Description:

Performance on computerized cognitive tests while biking at user's preferred speed on stationary bicycle. Experimental: Biking Modality

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental: Biking Modality

Walking Modality

Experimental group

Description:

Performance on computerized cognitive tests while walking at 1mph. Experimental: Walking Modality

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental: Walking Modality

Seated Modality

Other group

Description:

Performance on computerized cognitive tests while sitting. No Intervention: Seated Modality

Treatment:

Behavioral: No Intervention: Seated Modality