The Effects of Externally Paced Exercise on Cognitive Performance and Stress in College Aged Students

NCT04676542 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BHS-1535
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the acute effect of martial art exercise and aerobic exercise on cognitive performance in college age students. Cognitive performance is a term that encompasses our cognitive processes such as working memory, and executive functioning (decision making); research has found that externally paced (EP) exercise improves cognitive performance and executive functioning (EF). EP activities require decision making skills and higher-level executive functioning. Previous research studies have shown that acute as well as long term aerobic exercise improves cognitive performance Internally paced (IP) exercise requires less attention on task, which may result in less significant improvements in cognitive performance and executive function. However, there is limited research examining the effect that martial art exercise has on these higher-level cognitive functions.Theoretically, the martial art class will improve provide greater stimulation to the higher levels of the brain, causing a greater improvement in the executive function scores when compared to walking. This leads to the question, are externally paced aerobic activities more effective than an acute bout of aerobic exercise in improving executive function in college-aged adults? The investigators hypothesized that martial art training will have a greater impact on executive functioning than aerobic exercise in college-aged adults.

Conditions

Cognitive Performance

Keywords

Martial Arts, Walking, Cognitive Performance,Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Executive function

  For the Stroop tests: the subject will be asked to read words of colors, state the colors of various letters to test processing speed. Subjects will also state the color of the font of a word when the actual word describes a conflicting color. This tests response inhibition, which is a subdivision of executive function. Tower of London which entails a subject is shown the correct organization and is given a specific number of moves to accomplish the task which tests for the problem solving domain of executive function

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Stress

  2 minutes

Study Arms (1)

One group taking part in 2 separate conditions

EXPERIMENTAL

The proposed research design will be utilizing a randomized cross over repeated measures design. Subjects will take part in two separate conditions: 1) One hour of a beginning martial art class (EP), and 2) One hour walk at 4.0 mph pace (IP).

Other: Exercise

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

One hour of a beginning martial art class ,and a one hour walk at 4.0 mph pace.

One group taking part in 2 separate conditions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age range: 18-30 years
• Good overall health
• Exercise at least two days/week

You may not qualify if:

• Any cardiopulmonary conditions including asthma within the last 6 months.
• Any major musculoskeletal injuries (i.e. torn ligaments, bone fractures, etc.) over the last 6 months.
• Any other health issues that would interfere with a subject's safety during exercise.
• Any auditory/vestibular impairments.
• Uncorrected visual problems and color blindness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York Institute of Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York, 11568, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Douris P, Douris C, Balder N, LaCasse M, Rand A, Tarapore F, Zhuchkan A, Handrakis J. Martial Art Training and Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged Adults. J Hum Kinet. 2015 Oct 14;47:277-83. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2015-0083. eCollection 2015 Sep 29.

  PMID: 26672872 BACKGROUND

• Chang YK, Labban JD, Gapin JI, Etnier JL. The effects of acute exercise on cognitive performance: a meta-analysis. Brain Res. 2012 May 9;1453:87-101. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.068. Epub 2012 Mar 4.

  PMID: 22480735 BACKGROUND

• Brisswalter J, Collardeau M, Rene A. Effects of acute physical exercise characteristics on cognitive performance. Sports Med. 2002;32(9):555-66. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200232090-00002.

  PMID: 12096929 BACKGROUND

• Lee E, Kim Y. Effect of university students' sedentary behavior on stress, anxiety, and depression. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2019 Apr;55(2):164-169. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12296. Epub 2018 May 24.

  PMID: 29797324 BACKGROUND

• Lesage FX, Berjot S, Deschamps F. Clinical stress assessment using a visual analogue scale. Occup Med (Lond). 2012 Dec;62(8):600-5. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqs140. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

  PMID: 22965867 BACKGROUND

• Barella LA, Etnier JL, Chang YK. The immediate and delayed effects of an acute bout of exercise on cognitive performance of healthy older adults. J Aging Phys Act. 2010 Jan;18(1):87-98. doi: 10.1123/japa.18.1.87.

  PMID: 20181996 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Peter Douris

  New York Institute of Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The proposed research design will be utilizing a randomized cross over repeated measures design. Subjects will take part in two separate conditions: 1) One hour of a beginning martial art class (EP), and 2) One hour walk at 4.0 mph pace (IP).The independent variables are the two conditions and the dependent variables are processing speed, attention, executive function (Stroop Color and Word tests), and a stress visual analog scale

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2020
• First Posted: December 21, 2020
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2021
• Study Completion: May 1, 2021
• Last Updated: May 27, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: 6 months after publication
• Access Criteria: All requests will be reviewed by the principal investigator

Locations

US (1)