Effects of an Exercise Program on Reaction Time and Mouse Accuracy in Recreational Video Game Players

NCT06512675 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 20250409
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is intended to evaluate the effects of an exercise program on the change of electronic sports (esports) athletes' reaction time and mouse click accuracy. The benefits of participation are directly related to exercise, and include improved thinking, performance, sleep, and quality of life.

Conditions

Quality of Life

Keywords

Exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in participants' physical reaction time

  Participants' reaction time will be measured in milliseconds using open-source software "Open-source open-access reaction time test"

  Baseline and up to 6 weeks after starting the program

• Change in percentage of participants' mouse click accuracy

  Participants' mouse click accuracy will be measured as a percentage using a web-based program, "Mouse Accuracy"

  Baseline and up to 6 weeks after starting the program

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in participants' number of target efficiency

  Baseline and up to 6 weeks after starting the program

• Change in participants' clicks per second

  Baseline and up to 6 weeks after starting the program

Study Arms (1)

Resistance combined with cardiovascular training group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive the resistance combined with cardiovascular training intervention for up to 6 weeks

Other: Resistance combined with cardiovascular training

Interventions

Resistance combined with cardiovascular training OTHER

Participants will undergo a 6-week exercise program designed under the supervision of a board certified sports medicine physician. The exercise program will consist of a 3 day per week schedule: Monday will be lower body resistance training, Wednesday will be aerobic exercise, and Friday will be upper body resistance training. Each session will be approximately up to 1 hour.

Resistance combined with cardiovascular training group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Minimum age is 18, and there is no maximum.
• Must play video games for at least an average of one hour per week
• University of Miami College student or University of Miami Miller School of Medicine student

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who are not able to participate in a full body exercise program, whether due to injury or an underlying medical condition
• Individuals who cannot comprehend basic instruction on exercise whether due to a cognitive impairment or language barrier (ie: non English speaker).
• Conditions that require further medical workup including History or symptoms of cardiac disease, family history of sudden cardiac death, sickle cell disease, history of exercise-related syncope, uncontrolled exercise-associated asthma, acute fractures, active infectious rash, symptoms of relative energy deficiency syndrome, eating disorders.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Miami: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33146, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Timothy Tiu, MD

  University of Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Timothy Tiu, MD

CONTACT

305.243.3140; ttiu@miami.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2024
• First Posted: July 22, 2024
• Study Start: October 17, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Last Updated: October 21, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)