Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Learning Outcomes

Izmir University of Economics

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pelvic Floor; Education; Aerobic Exercises; Student; Learning Outcome; Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Treatments: Other: Education and Aerobic exercise; Other: Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06622083

SYY 4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Most studies have reported that physical activity positively affects memory, observation, problem-solving, decision-making, and specific skills (e.g., reading and mathematics). From an acute perspective, a single exercise session performed before, during, and after a learning task has been shown to improve various memory and executive functions (e.g., decision-making, goal planning, task switching). A meta-analysis indicated that exercise performed close to learning tasks enhances short-term memory (e.g., information that disappears within a few seconds) and long-term memory (e.g., information recalled after long time delays). Practical training is necessary in physiotherapy education programs. Practical training includes laboratory work at school, profession-related projects, and clinical internships. Practical work learning prepares students for their profession, job roles, and professional identity. Furthermore, increasing practical applications, such as assessment and practice on models, will also enhance problem-based learning. Therefore, new approaches that enhance learning in practical training in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation may contribute to the development of knowledgeable and qualified physiotherapists.

In this context, this study was designed to evaluate the effect of a single session of aerobic exercise before a lecture on pelvic floor rehabilitation, which includes practical methods, on the learning outcomes of the course.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 22 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation student
• Not having taken a course/training on pelvic floor rehabilitation,
• Being between the ages of 18-22,
• Being a volunteer,
• Being literate in Turkish.

Exclusion criteria

• Those with a high metabolic aerobic threshold according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (3000 METs and above),
• Students who answered "Yes" to any of the 7 questions in the General Health Questions section of the Exercise Readiness for All Questionnaire,
• Those with a history of neurological disease or epilepsy,
• Those with problems that prevent participation in exercise such as hypertension or other cardiovascular diseases.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Education group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive 40 minutes of both theoretical and practical education.

Treatment:

Other: Education

Education and Aerobic exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the exercise group will undergo an aerobic exercise program Following the exercise, participants will receive 40 minutes of both theoretical and practical education.

Treatment:

Other: Education and Aerobic exercise