Motor and Cognitive Dual Task Performance in Sports

Marmara University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Task Performance

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04854733

24.04.2019/59

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, it is aimed to examine the dual-task performance of soccer referees. For this purpose, it will be investigated whether the motor or cognitive performance of the referees changes when dual-task is assigned and also whether there are differences in dual-task performance between the referees and athletes with similar training program.

Full description

In this study, the motor and cognitive dual-task performances of referees will be evaluated. It also will be investigated whether the referees prioritize one of the performances, motor or cognitive, during the dual-task and whether their role in the competition makes a difference compared to athletes. For this purpose, appropriate motor and cognitive tasks were determined by considering the roles of the referees during the competition.

After completing the Demographic Information Form respectively; Edgren Side Step Agility Test as motor performance assessment, Multiple Object Tracking (MOT) as cognitive performance assessment, and finally Dual-Task evaluation using MOT and Edgren Side Step Agility Test will be applied simultaneously. Dual-task costs will be calculated as a percentage of single-task for both motor and cognitive tasks.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To be a soccer referee who trains for a total of 5 hours two days a week, takes part in a maximum of two competitions a week and has been actively affiliated with the National Football Federation for at least 1 year,
• Being an athlete with similar to soccer referees in terms of sociodemographic and physical characteristics and training program,
• Being between aged 18-30 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Not attending weekly trainings regularly,
• Having had a surgical operation in the last year,
• Having a history of trauma in the last 6 months,
• Not being able to communicate,
• Having uncorrected visual deficit and hearing problem.

Trial design

102 participants in 2 patient groups

Referees

Description:

There will be no interventions. Motor and cognitive assessments will be conducted.

Athletes

Description:

There will be no interventions. Motor and cognitive assessments will be conducted.