Executive Functions in Elite Athletes

NCT ID: NCT05488600

Last Updated: 2022-10-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-01

Brief Summary

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In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports.

Detailed Description

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In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports. 60 elite athletes participating in national and international competitions between the ages of 20-30, affiliated to the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Youth and Sports and federations, and 30 individuals who did not do sports for the control group were included in the study group. Of the elite athletes, 30 were included in the team sports group and 30 in the individual sports group. Executive functions Forward and Backward Digit Span Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B form (TMT-A, TMT-B) and Tower of London (ToL) Test evaluated with.

Conditions

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Cognitive Change

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Team Sports

30 elite athletes between the ages of 20-30 who are interested in team sports

Executive Function Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Digit Span (Forward and Backward) Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B forms, Tower of London Test were used to evaluate executive functions.

Individual Sports

30 elite athletes between the ages of 20-30 who are interested in individual sports

Executive Function Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Digit Span (Forward and Backward) Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B forms, Tower of London Test were used to evaluate executive functions.

Control Group

30 healthy individuals between the ages of 20-30 who are not interested in sports

Executive Function Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Digit Span (Forward and Backward) Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B forms, Tower of London Test were used to evaluate executive functions.

Interventions

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Executive Function Assessment

Digit Span (Forward and Backward) Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B forms, Tower of London Test were used to evaluate executive functions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Digit Span Test Stroop Test Trail Making Test London Tower Test

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be between 20-30 years old
* Have been doing sports for at least 5 years
* Being an elite athlete
* Being actively involved in sports

Exclusion Criteria

* Having any psychological or neurological disease
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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mehmet akif akinci

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Istanbul Medipol University

Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Meng FW, Yao ZF, Chang EC, Chen YL. Team sport expertise shows superior stimulus-driven visual attention and motor inhibition. PLoS One. 2019 May 15;14(5):e0217056. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217056. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31091297 (View on PubMed)

De Waelle S, Laureys F, Lenoir M, Bennett SJ, Deconinck FJA. Children Involved in Team Sports Show Superior Executive Function Compared to Their Peers Involved in Self-Paced Sports. Children (Basel). 2021 Mar 30;8(4):264. doi: 10.3390/children8040264.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 33808250 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AkifAkinci

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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