Clinical trial NCT06622083: Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Learning Outcomes
Official title: Effect of Single Session Aerobic Exercise on Learning Outcomes of Students in Practical Courses: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Learning Outcome
Pelvic Floor
Student
Education
Aerobic Exercises
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Lead sponsor: Izmir University of Economics
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-01
Enrollment: 36
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 22
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: Most studies have reported that physical activity positively affects memory, observation, problem-solving, decision-making, and specific skills (e.g., reading and mathematics). From an acute perspective, a single exercise session performed before, during, and after a learning task has been shown to improve various memory and executive functions (e.g., decision-making, goal planning, task switching). A meta-analysis indicated that exercise performed close to learning tasks enhances short-term memory (e.g., information that disappears within a few seconds) and long-term memory (e.g., information recalled after long time delays). Practical training is necessary in physiotherapy education programs. Practical training includes laboratory work at school, profession-related projects, and clinical internships. Practical work learning prepares students for their profession, job roles, and professional identity. Furthermore, increasing practical applications, such as assessment and practice on models, will also enhance problem-based learning. Therefore, new approaches that enhance learning in practical training in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation may contribute to the development of knowledgeable and qualified physiotherapists.

In this context, this study was designed to evaluate the effect of a single session of aerobic exercise before a lecture on pelvic floor rehabilitation, which includes practical methods, on the learning outcomes of the course.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation student
* Not having taken a course/training on pelvic floor rehabilitation,
* Being between the ages of 18-22,
* Being a volunteer,
* Being literate in Turkish.

Exclusion criteria:

* Those with a high metabolic aerobic threshold according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (3000 METs and above),
* Students who answered "Yes" to any of the 7 questions in the General Health Questions section of the Exercise Readiness for All Questionnaire,
* Those with a history of neurological disease or epilepsy,
* Those with problems that prevent participation in exercise such as hypertension or other cardiovascular diseases.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Pelvic Floor Health Knowledge Test score
timeFrame: 1 week after the intervention
measure: Change in Pelvic Floor Health Knowledge Test score
timeFrame: after the intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Evaluation of 10 points determined on the pelvis model
timeFrame: at baseline
measure: Evaluation of 10 points determined on the pelvis model
timeFrame: after the intervention
measure: Evaluation of 10 points determined on the pelvis model
timeFrame: 1 week after the intervention
measure: Evaluation of digital palpation on the model
timeFrame: at baseline
measure: Evaluation of digital palpation on the model
timeFrame: after the intervention
measure: Evaluation of digital palpation on the model
timeFrame: 1 week after the intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Izmir University of Economics
state: Balçova
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