The Effect of Aerobic Exercise and Gaming on Cognitive Performance
NCT ID: NCT02437097
Last Updated: 2016-07-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-06-30
2016-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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1. Age range: 18-30 years
2. Good overall health
3. Exercise at least two days/week
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Any cardiopulmonary conditions including asthma within the last 6 months.
2. Any major musculoskeletal injuries (i.e. torn ligaments, bone fractures, etc.) over the last 6 months.
3. Any other health issues that would interfere with a subject's safety during exercise.
4. Any auditory/vestibular impairments.
5. Uncorrected visual problems.
Dr. Douris will be taking the medical history for each prospective subject in order to evaluate for the presence of any of the exclusion criteria. We will use the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) and our own medical questionnaire. All volunteers will sign the informed consent before participation in the study.
Each subject will require one hour to be tested and to undertake their specific condition which will be randomly assigned. Upon consent form completion subjects will be instructed on how the Stroop and Trails B tests will be administered. The Stroop tests: the subject will be asked to read words of colors, state the colors of various letters to test processing speed, and state the color of the font of a word when the actual word describes a conflicting color to test response inhibition (executive functioning). The Trails B test: the subject is instructed to connect a set of 25 dots as fast as possible while maintaining accuracy. This test provides information about visual search speed, scanning, speed of processing, mental flexibility, and executive functioning. Both tests take approximately 5 minutes to administer. They have both been utilized extensively in the literature to measure changes in executive function as a result of exercise. The subjects will also familiarize themselves with the Brain Age game at the time of consent. Detailed instructions for each testing day are as followed: Pre and Post testing of the Stroop and Trails B tests will occur after each of the four conditions:1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Control condition of sitting quietly for 30 minutes. All testing will take place in the School of Health Professions Research Room, Room 507 of the 500 Building.
Acute Bouts of Aerobic Exercise:Participants will perform 30 minutes of cycling at an intensity of 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate based on 220 - their age. The aerobic exercise will utilize a Monarch 818E Monarch Lower Body Ergometer (Monark Exercise, Stockholm, Sweden). Participant's heart rate will be monitored using Polar heart rate monitor.
Acute Bouts of Video Game:Participants will play Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! on Nintendo 3DS for 30 minutes in a seated resting position.
Acute Bouts of both Aerobic Exercise and Video Games :Participants will perform 30 minutes of cycling at an intensity of 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate based on 220 minus their age on a Monarch ergometer while playing Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! on a Nintendo 3DS. Participant's heart rate will be monitored using Polar heart rate.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Aerobic Exercise
Participants will perform 30 minutes of cycling at an intensity of 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate based on 220 - their age. The aerobic exercise will utilize a Monarch 818E Monarch Lower Body Ergometer (Monark Exercise, Stockholm, Sweden). Participant's heart rate will be monitored using Polar heart rate monitor.
Aerobic exercise
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Video Gaming
Participants will play Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! on Nintendo 3DS for 30 minutes in a seated resting position.
Video Gaming
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Aerobic Exercise and Video Gaming
Participants will perform 30 minutes of cycling at an intensity of 60 to 70% of maximum heart rate based on 220 minus their age on a Monarch ergometer while playing Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! on a Nintendo 3DS. Participant's heart rate will be monitored using Polar heart rate.
Aerobic exercise and Video Gaming
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Control
Participants will sit quietly for 30 minutes
Control
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Interventions
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Aerobic exercise
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Video Gaming
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Aerobic exercise and Video Gaming
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Control
The research design used will be a randomized control trial using a Latin square in order to randomize the treatment conditions. Subjects will take one of four conditions: 1) Aerobic exercise only 2) Aerobic exercise and Gaming simultaneously 3) Gaming only 4) Sitting quietly. All the conditions will take 30 minutes. The independent variables are the four conditions and the dependent variables are the Stroop test and modified Trails B which measure executive function.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Good overall health
3. Exercise at least two days/week
Exclusion Criteria
2. Any major musculoskeletal injuries (i.e. torn ligaments, bone fractures, etc.) over the last 6 months.
3. Any other health issues that would interfere with a subject's safety during exercise.
4. Any auditory/vestibular impairments.
5. Uncorrected visual problems.
18 Years
30 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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New York Institute of Technology
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Peter Douris
Professor of Physical Therapy
Locations
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New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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O'Leary KC, Pontifex MB, Scudder MR, Brown ML, Hillman CH. The effects of single bouts of aerobic exercise, exergaming, and videogame play on cognitive control. Clin Neurophysiol. 2011 Aug;122(8):1518-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.01.049. Epub 2011 Feb 24.
Byun K, Hyodo K, Suwabe K, Ochi G, Sakairi Y, Kato M, Dan I, Soya H. Positive effect of acute mild exercise on executive function via arousal-related prefrontal activations: an fNIRS study. Neuroimage. 2014 Sep;98:336-45. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.04.067. Epub 2014 May 2.
Chang YK, Chu CH, Wang CC, Song TF, Wei GX. Effect of acute exercise and cardiovascular fitness on cognitive function: an event-related cortical desynchronization study. Psychophysiology. 2015 Mar;52(3):342-51. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12364. Epub 2014 Oct 13.
Yanagisawa H, Dan I, Tsuzuki D, Kato M, Okamoto M, Kyutoku Y, Soya H. Acute moderate exercise elicits increased dorsolateral prefrontal activation and improves cognitive performance with Stroop test. Neuroimage. 2010 May 1;50(4):1702-10. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.12.023. Epub 2009 Dec 16.
Nouchi R, Taki Y, Takeuchi H, Hashizume H, Nozawa T, Kambara T, Sekiguchi A, Miyauchi CM, Kotozaki Y, Nouchi H, Kawashima R. Brain training game boosts executive functions, working memory and processing speed in the young adults: a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55518. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055518. Epub 2013 Feb 6.
Other Identifiers
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BHS-1115
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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