Clinical trial NCT02927275: Cognition in Motion
Official title: Cognition in Motion: Attitudes, Utilization, and Cognitive Impact of Low Intensity Exercise Among Medical Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cognitive Performance During Physical Activity
Lead sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-10-07
Enrollment: 88
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of low-intensity exercise on cognitive functioning during activity. Evaluation was accomplished by having participants perform standardized cognitive tests while in three forms of low-intensity exercise and then comparing results to performance when sitting.

Detailed description: While studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of exercise, even when low-intensity, on physical health, investigations into cognitive performance during these periods of activity are increasing in number. For changes in the workplace to occur, data needs to show that mental processing is not compromised while engaging in low-intensity exercise.

In this current study, participants, after giving written consent, performed quantitative, computer-based cognitive tests to evaluate for differences in performance between active and sedentary conditions. The participants engaged in four activity modalities: sitting, standing, biking slowly on a stationary bicycle, and walking at 1mph. The validated tests used were immediate and delayed verbal recall, the color-word test based on the Stroop test, and the "n-back" test. Responses were scored according to both the speed in answering along with accuracy on each test. From the scores generated, effect sizes were calculated for sitting and compared to effect sizes for cumulative activity stations for statistical analysis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Student at Baylor College of Medicine
* Able to perform low-intensity exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not a student at Baylor College of Medicine

Primary outcomes:
measure: Cognitive Testing Performance
timeFrame: Starting in April 2012, participant enrollment was open for 41 months with data collection occurring immediately at the time of testing with no need for follow-up outcome measurements.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Baylor College of Medicine-Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
name: Cecilia T Valdes, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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