The Impact of Physical Exercise on Navigation Performance in Soldier

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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20 healthy man, 10 in trial group and 10 in control group (randomly divided) will participate in the experiment on order to evaluate if improvement in physical fitness influences spatial learning in humans.

Detailed Description
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subjects in both groups will perform 4 sets of VO2max test and spatial orientation test with a month between them (total 3 month). in addition, subjects in trial group will follow a training program throughout the trial (running on treadmill 3 times a week), suited according to their result in the first VO2max test. in each set VO2max test will be perform before spatial orientation test , in order to evaluated the subject's aerobic fitness. the spatial orientation test is composed of 5 following days in which the subject has 3 attempts to arrive to a destination in xbox one controller using a virtual glasses (Oculus Rift DK2). each attempt duration is 2 min.

Official Title
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The Impact of Physical Exercise on Navigation Performance in Soldier

Conditions
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Spatial Learning

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: training program
* Other: VO2max test
* Other: spatial orientation test


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: civilian healthy man, aged 18-30 without any neurological or psychiatric disorder not wearing eyeglasses Exclusion Criteria: athletes or trained man (for both groups)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: trial group<br>subjects in trial group will be following the experimental protocol (VO2max tests and spatial orientation tests) while performing a training program during the trial (3 months). | Other: training program<br>* subjects in the trial group will follow a training program which includes 3 times a week running on a treadmill.<br>Other: VO2max test<br>* each subject will perform 4 times VO2max test according to BRUCE protocol in order to evaluate his aerobic fitness.<br>Other: spatial orientation test<br>* each subject will undergo 4 spatial orientation tests during the trial (month between 2 tests), each test is composed of 5 following days in which the subject will wear virtual reality glasses (Oculus Rift DK2) and attempt to arrive different destinations in a virtual maze tasks (using xbox one controller). each day will be given 3 attempts, the duration of each attempt is 2 min.<br>|
| Other: control group<br>following the experimental protocol (VO2max tests and spatial orientation tests)without performing additional exercise. | Other: VO2max test<br>* each subject will perform 4 times VO2max test according to BRUCE protocol in order to evaluate his aerobic fitness.<br>Other: spatial orientation test<br>* each subject will undergo 4 spatial orientation tests during the trial (month between 2 tests), each test is composed of 5 following days in which the subject will wear virtual reality glasses (Oculus Rift DK2) and attempt to arrive different destinations in a virtual maze tasks (using xbox one controller). each day will be given 3 attempts, the duration of each attempt is 2 min.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| spatial learning (composite) | each spatial orientation test length is 5 days. spatial learning is evaluated through time for completion and number of errors out of 3 attempts each day. | 20 experimental days for each participant | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| maximal aerobic capacity | VO2max tests along the trial are performed in order to evaluate the improvement or lack of improvement in both groups in correlation with their spatial learning. | 4 experimental days for each participant |