Clinical trial NCT04753047: The Cognitive Functioning of Young Athletes Including Bioelectrical Brain Function
Official title: The Cognitive Functioning of Young Athletes (10-12 Years Old) Undertaking Various Sports Activities (Gymnastics, Football) Including Bioelectrical Brain Function
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Cognitive Function
Keywords: cognitive function
sport
football
gymnastics
children
Lead sponsor: University of Gdansk
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-02-12
Enrollment: 179
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The participants will be recruited for research via Szkoły Mistrzostwa Sportowego \[Sports Championship Schools\] (criterion groups), sports clubs, as well as by establishing contact with other primary schools. Selecting 40 - 45 people aged 10-12 for each of the 2 control groups differentiated by the dynamic, static factor and nature of the sport close / open skill and for the comparative group of 40-45 children who are cognitively stimulated through physical activity and / or otherwise.

They will be enrolled to the study after giving their and their parents written consent to participate in the study.

Brief summary: 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.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

- Polish-speaking children

Exclusion Criteria:

* mental illness;
* non-Polish speaking children

Primary outcomes:
measure: Attention
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Brain Waves
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Short-term memory of verbal material material
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Visual-spatial material
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Executive functions
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Language functions
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Episodic memory of visual-spatial material
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Sports Intensity by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (in a modified version, relating to children) (Biernat, 2007)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Intelligence by CFT 20-R, The Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CFIT) - version 2, part 1 only (Cattell, Weiss, adapt. Stańczak,2013)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Temperament by EAS Buss & Plomin Questionnaire (Buss, Plomin, 1997)
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gdańsk
country: Poland
facility: University of Gdansk
state: Gdansk
city: Gdansk
country: Poland
facility: University of Gdansk
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Gdansk
name: Ilona Bidzan-Bluma, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Bidzan-Bluma I. Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Donor and Recipient and Their Subsequent Cognitive Functioning in Late Childhood as Juvenile Athletes-A Case Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 4;18(5):2545. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052545.