The Relationship Between Reaction Time and Executive Functions in Female Athletes

NCT ID: NCT05789472

Last Updated: 2024-11-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-03

Study Completion Date

2024-11-04

Brief Summary

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The literature shows the positive effects of regular physical activity and sports on executive functions. It is seen that the low reaction times of the athletes increase their success and prevent injuries. However, as a result of the examinations, no studies were found that examined the relationship between the reaction times of the athletes and their executive functions. In this context, it is aimed to examine the relationship between reaction time and executive functions in amateur female athletes who play team sports.

Detailed Description

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Executive functions are often described as 'higher cognitive processes' that govern other basic cognitive functions. Executive functions include higher-order cognitive abilities such as planning, decision making, problem solving, strategizing, working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility, abstraction, and reasoning. It enables individuals to organize their thoughts and actions during goal-directed behavior, to think, to produce ideas, to respond and to control in the face of unexpected situations.

Response time is the time elapsed after the stimulus reaches the body until the first response to these stimuli. It is the time between the first reaction that occurs after the appearance of a sensory, visual or tactile stimulus. Athletes must respond quickly to a ball, the movement of another athlete, or incoming signals to compete successfully and avoid injury. The reaction time depends on the neurophysiological processes in the brain.

In our study, which was planned to evaluate the relationship between reaction time and executive functions in 66 amateur female athletes between the ages of 18-25, who are university football, basketball and volleyball team athletes; The age, body mass index (BMI), sports branch, duration of interest in sports will be recorded in the demographic information form. Hand-eye and foot-eye reaction time of the athletes will be evaluated by BlazePod Reaction Time Determination Test and executive functions will be evaluated with Forward-Backward Number Range test, Stroop test and Tracking A-B test.

Conditions

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Assessment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Football Group

Assessment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Executive functions and reaction times of all participants will be measured.

Basketball Group

Assessment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Executive functions and reaction times of all participants will be measured.

Volleyball Group

Assessment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Assessment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Executive functions and reaction times of all participants will be measured.

Interventions

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Assessment

Executive functions and reaction times of all participants will be measured.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 5 years of sports
* Being an athlete on university sports teams

Exclusion Criteria

* Athletes with health problems (eg cancer, arthritis, heart disease, lung disease, neurological or psychological illness)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gülay Aras

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gülay Aras Bayram, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medipol University

Locations

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Gülay Aras Bayram

Istanbul, Atatürk Street, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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119

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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