Relationships Between Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control Among College Students

Shenzhen University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cognition

Treatments: Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting; Behavioral: Moderate-intensity cycling; Behavioral: Vigorous-intensity cycling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06472960

SZUPaIntervention

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of this study is to explore the impact of a 20-minute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control, microvascular diameters, and brain function. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Is there a correlation among the level of physical activity, performance in inhibitory control, and the diameter of retinal microvasculature, and do retinal microcirculation parameters mediate this relationship?
2. Does short-term aerobic exercise (moderate and high intensity) improve inhibitory control and physiological markers, such as retinal diameter and frontal brain activation, compared to a sedentary control group?

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• right-handed (how was handedness assessed; i.e., "What hand do you write with?") with normal or corrected-to-normal vision and normal color vision

Exclusion criteria

• reported a history of cardiovascular, metabolic, gastrointestinal, neurological, or psychiatric disorders, medical conditions requiring medical care, substance addiction, strict diets (e.g., low- carbohydrate and Mediterranean diet), pregnancy, or lactation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 3 patient groups

Moderate-intensity cycling

Experimental group

Description:

Moderate-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100

Treatment:

Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting

Behavioral: Moderate-intensity cycling

Vigorous-intensity cycling

Experimental group

Description:

Vigorous-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100

Treatment:

Behavioral: Vigorous-intensity cycling

Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting

Uninterrupted sitting

Experimental group

Description:

Uninterrupted sitting in a quiet room

Treatment:

Behavioral: Uninterrupted sitting