The Cognitive Functioning of Young Athletes Including Bioelectrical Brain Function

University of Gdansk

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Function

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04753047

UGdansk

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project focuses on two central issues:

1. The impact of intensity of sport on the cognitive functioning and brain waves of children in late childhood (10-12 years old);
2. The specific impact of individual forms of sporting competitions classified according to dynamic, static components as well as closed / open skill exercise. The variables will be age, gender, and fluid intelligence. Additionally, children's temperament will be examined in order to assess its relationship with the preferences for choosing a particular type of sport activity and the intensity of this activity.

Enrollment: 179 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Polish-speaking children

Exclusion criteria

• mental illness;
• non-Polish speaking children

Trial design

179 participants in 3 patient groups

Children practicing football

Description:

Children in late childhood (age 10-12 years) practicing sport, which is high dynamic (\> 75%), and low static (\<10\&) and in the same time it is open skill exercise sport (football)

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Children practicing gymnastics

Description:

Children in late childhood (age 10-12 years) practicing sport, which is low dynamic (\<50%), high static (\>30%) and in the same time it is closed skill exercise sport (sport gymnastics)

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Comparative group

Description:

A comparative group of children that do not attend sport classes or sports clubs, but carrying out sports activity and / or in other areas

Treatment:

Other: No intervention