Reaction Time, Cognitive Function and Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescent Soccer Players

Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neuroplasticity

Treatments: Device: FitLight Trainer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05587907

68/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigation of the effect of an exercise program with visual stimuli on reaction time, cognitive function and physical fitness of children and adolescent soccer players.

Full description

38 male soccer players aged 10-15 participate in the research voluntarily. A wireless reflex measurement system (FITLIGHT Trainer) is used to measure the response time, a cognitive function test (Cognitive Function Scanner Mobile) is used to assess cognitive function and an interactive virtual reality application (VR game) is used to estimate the visual field. Physical fitness is assessed using ALPHA-Fitness and the Eurofit test batteries. The screening takes place in the soccer field with portable devices. After the initial check, the participants were randomly divided into two equal groups using the program http://www.randomizer.org/.

18 soccer players follow a 6-month exercise program with visual stimuli, 5 times a week and lasting 15 minutes each time, which precedes their regular soccer training program. The special training program includes training using illuminated units / disks. Each unit is activated alternately, and it is deactivated when the trainee passes in front of it or touches it with any part of his body as well as with another object / sports accessory. The remaining players continue their regular soccer training program. After the end of the 6 months, the initial measurements will be repeated in both groups.

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 10 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: male sex, age 10-15 years, soccer experience ≥ 1year

Exclusion Criteria: None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Experimental group

Description:

18 soccer players follow a 6-month exercise program with visual stimuli, 5 times a week and lasting 15 minutes each time, which precedes their regular soccer training program.

Treatment:

Device: FitLight Trainer

Group 2

No Intervention group

Description:

20 soccer players follow a regular soccer training program.