The Effect of Different Ways of Sitting on Cognitive Performance and Muscle Activity

NCT04716582 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: DSIT
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Academic educations concurs with a lot of sitting. Studies have shown that prolonged sitting not only has disruptive effects on physical health, but also influence mental health and cognition negatively. For physical health evidence grows that short light intense interruptions of sitting time effectively counterbalance the impact of prolonged sitting. It is not clear of light intense physical activity breaks have a similar positive effect on cognitive performance. Also, it is unclear whether cognitive loading might be able to compensate the impact of prolonged sitting.This study compares the effects of uninterrupted sitting with or without cognitive loading and interrupted sitting on cognitive functioning; muscle activation of leg and trunk muscles under various modes of sitting with walking, in order to calibrate the physical impact of different sitting modes.

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior; Light Intensity Physical Activity

Keywords

sedentary behavior; light physical activity; executive function; active sitting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Cognitive processes as assessed using Stroop test

  Stroop test is a computer-based Stroop word and color test, including congruent trials and incongruent trials to assess inhibition. Reaction time and accuracy of the Stroop test will be collected before and after the intervention

  change from baseline after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• Cognitive processes as assessed using D2 attention test

  D2 attention test is a paper and pencil test to assess attention. Concentration performance will be collected before and after the intervention.

  change from baseline after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• Cognitive processes as assessed using N back test

  N back test is a computer-based test, including target images and non-target images. this test is for updating and working memory. The correct reaction number of N back test will be collected before and after the intervention.

  change from baseline after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• Cognitive processes as assessed using Trail making test

  Trail making test is a computer-based test to assess task-switching. reaction time and accuracy of the trail making test will be collected before and after the intervention.

  change from baseline after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• mood status assessed by tension score

  change from baseline after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• mood status assessed by anger score

  change from baseline all mood outcomes after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• mood status assessed by depression score

  change from baseline all mood outcomes after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• mood status assessed by vigor score

  change from baseline all mood outcomes after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

• mood status assessed by esteem-related effect score

  change from baseline all mood outcomes after 4 hour intervention on day1, day8, day16

Study Arms (3)

SIT group

EXPERIMENTAL

participants will sitting 4 hours continuously.

Behavioral: uninterrupted sitting

INTERRUPT group

EXPERIMENTAL

participants will sitting 25 minutes with 5 minutes walking per half hour,40minutes walking in total

Behavioral: Sitting interrupted by light physical activity

COGN group

EXPERIMENTAL

participants will perform GED test as cognitive loading task during 4-hour sitting

Behavioral: Sitting with cognitive task

Interventions

Sitting interrupted by light physical activity BEHAVIORAL

Each 30 minutes will be 25 minutes sitting followed by 5 minutes walking that designed as prescribed walking route outside laboratory corridor.

Also known as: INTERRUPT

INTERRUPT group

Sitting with cognitive task BEHAVIORAL

Participants will perform online cognitive task during prolonged sitting.

Also known as: COGN

COGN group

uninterrupted sitting BEHAVIORAL

Participants will watch documentary during prolonged sitting.

Also known as: SIT

SIT group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• age 18-30 years
• BMI between 18-28
• steady dietary habits
• generally healthy
• Female on contraceptive pills/Male

You may not qualify if:

• High score (score: 11-21) in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maastricht University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Maastricht, Limburg, 6229 ER, Netherlands

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Sitting Position

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Posture; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Hans HCM Savelberg, PhD

  Maastricht University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2020
• First Posted: January 20, 2021
• Study Start: June 7, 2019
• Primary Completion: October 20, 2020
• Study Completion: May 30, 2021
• Last Updated: January 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NL (1)