Evaluation of Physical and Cognitive Performance After Simulated Road March Combines Physical and Cognitive Load Using a Virtual Reality Environment
NCT ID: NCT02644213
Last Updated: 2015-12-31
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
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12 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-01-31
2017-01-31
Brief Summary
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In order to do so, 12 healthy subjects will perform stimulated road march using a virtual reality environment combined with cognitive load and without, and their physical and cognitive performance will be evaluated by tests before and after.
Detailed Description
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Afterwards, the subjects will perform randomly 3 experimental days, each consist of physical and cognitive performance evaluation before and after simulated road march using a virtual reality environment; once without additional load, once combining cognitive load during the road march, and once without physical load (without march, waiting between evaluations) as control.
The experiment will take place in a dome room, and the systems being used are:
1. CAREN high (Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment) which screens virtual scene in the dome.
2. MOTEK (Motek Medical©, the Netherlands) which is a two track treadmill (for each leg) placed on a rotatable platform.
cognitive tasks for example: navigation, identification and remembering cars/aircraft.
Physical and cognitive performance will be evaluated at each experimental day, before and after performing the protocol. at the end of the march, cognitive performance will be evaluated by validated tests on laptop (SYNWIN activity research services) and executive function evaluation based on Trail Making Test (TMT), afterwards, Physical performance will be evaluated by HRV and time to exhaustion test (30 min after the end of cognitive tests).
Conditions
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Study Design
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SINGLE_GROUP
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Study Groups
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research arm
12 young, healthy civilian volunteers will participate in this study. The experiment will take place in a dome room.
The experiment will be performed according to the protocol of using CAREN and MOTEK systems:
1. CAREN high (Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment) which screens virtual scene in the dome.
2. MOTEK (Motek Medical©, the Netherlands) which is a two track treadmill (for each leg) placed on a rotatable platform.
each subject will undergo the same experiment protocol.
protocol of using CAREN and MOTEK systems
The subjects will perform randomly 3 experimental days (at least weak between one to another):
* simulated road march using a virtual reality environment without additional load
* simulated road march using a virtual reality environment which combines cognitive load during the road march. Cognitive tasks for example: navigation, identification and remembering cars/aircraft.
* without physical or cognitive load (without march, waiting between performance evaluations) as control.
Interventions
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protocol of using CAREN and MOTEK systems
The subjects will perform randomly 3 experimental days (at least weak between one to another):
* simulated road march using a virtual reality environment without additional load
* simulated road march using a virtual reality environment which combines cognitive load during the road march. Cognitive tasks for example: navigation, identification and remembering cars/aircraft.
* without physical or cognitive load (without march, waiting between performance evaluations) as control.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* healthy civilians volunteers
* with no background illnesses
* with history of combat unit service in the IDF.
* fit to perform 10 Km moderate march while carrying load.
Exclusion Criteria
* Hypertension.
* Diabetes.
* Any muscles or skeleton condition.
* Any hormonal disease or any other chronic illness that may inhibit participation in the experiment.
* Infectious disease 3 days prior to the experiment.
18 Years
30 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Sheba Medical Center
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Ofir Frenkel, M.D
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Sheba Medical Center
Locations
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Sheba medical center
Tel Litwinsky, Ramat- Gan, Israel
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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SHEBA-15-2664-OF-CTIL
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id