Executive Functions in Elite Athletes

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Change

Treatments: Behavioral: Executive Function Assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05488600

AkifAkinci

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports.

Full description

In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports. 60 elite athletes participating in national and international competitions between the ages of 20-30, affiliated to the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Youth and Sports and federations, and 30 individuals who did not do sports for the control group were included in the study group. Of the elite athletes, 30 were included in the team sports group and 30 in the individual sports group. Executive functions Forward and Backward Digit Span Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B form (TMT-A, TMT-B) and Tower of London (ToL) Test evaluated with.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be between 20-30 years old
• Have been doing sports for at least 5 years
• Being an elite athlete
• Being actively involved in sports

Exclusion criteria

• Having any psychological or neurological disease

Trial design

90 participants in 3 patient groups

Team Sports

Description:

30 elite athletes between the ages of 20-30 who are interested in team sports

Treatment:

Behavioral: Executive Function Assessment

Individual Sports

Description:

30 elite athletes between the ages of 20-30 who are interested in individual sports

Treatment:

Behavioral: Executive Function Assessment

Control Group

Description:

30 healthy individuals between the ages of 20-30 who are not interested in sports

Treatment:

Behavioral: Executive Function Assessment