Acute Effects of Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Functions in Young Adult Males

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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60 healthy male university students will be included in this study. Physical fitness parameters, fluid intelligence, and physical activity level will be measured at baseline. Participants will be randomised to one of two testing schedules, groups will complete either a 30-minutes aerobic exercise session or a resting control condition. Cognitive measures (simple reaction time task, go/nogo task, spatial cueing, n-back task) will be tested before and after the intervention.

Official Title
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Acute Effects of Physical Fitness and Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Functions in Young Adult Males

Conditions
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Cognitive Change

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: aerobic exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: No known psychiatric, cognitive or physical health problems No limiting issue for performing exercise according to Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+) Physical activity level according to International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) < 3000 MET Exclusion Criteria: Discomfort/illness that will interfere with physical activity Using any medication or stimulants Having limitations for performing exercise according to Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 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

Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Two group comparison, before and after intervention
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Exercise Group<br>30-minutes moderate-intensity aerobic exercise will be performed according to ACSM guidelines | Other: aerobic exercise<br>* 30-minutes aerobic exercise intervention on the bicycle ergometer. The exercise protocol includes 5 minutes of warm-up, 20 minutes of loading and 5 minutes of cool-down. The intensity of the exercise will be adjusted to be between 46% and 63% of the VO2max calculated according to the exercise programming guide published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the perceived effort level on the Borg scale will be 12-13. Warm-up and cool-down periods will be set to 46% of VO2max and Borg perceived exertion level below 9.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>30-minutes video screening while sitting | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in motor inhibition | Go/NoGo Task | Baseline and 30 mins after baseline | 
| Change in working memory capacity | N-Back Task | Baseline and 30 mins after baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in psychomotor rate | Simple reaction time task | Baseline and 30 mins after baseline | 
| Change in visual inspection and attention | Spatial cueing | Baseline and 30 mins after baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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acute aerobic exercise, cognition, university students, physical fitness