Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Cognitive Flexibility Among Female Teenagers

NCT ID: NCT05873478

Last Updated: 2023-08-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-02-06
• Study Completion Date: 2023-08-15

Brief Summary

The study suggests that the high intensity exercise training program is beneficial for the female teenagers to enhance their cognitive abilities along with the physical strengthening. It also helps the teenagers to increase their mental health for better health and memory.

Detailed Description

The objective of the present study was to determine the effects of high-intensity interval training on cognitive flexibility among female teenagers. The current study suggests that the high intensity physical training improves the cognitive ability of the participants. Evidence indicates that regular physical activity and high intensity interval training improves the physical strengthening and corresponding improvements in cardiopulmonary physical fitness that results in the increase in cerebral perfusion and vasoreactivity across the human lifespan. The betterment in the cerebral perfusion leads to better cognitive ability and mental health.

The physical activity program comprises 8 weeks consisting of Low-intensity interval training in the first week to high-intensity interval training in the 8th week. Participants of the two groups i.e., experimental and control groups were assessed at baseline fourth and eighth week by Digital Span and Mini mental state examination.

The current study from the statistical analysis suggests that better results are obtained by high intensity physical activity among the female teenagers overtime both in terms of cognitive ability and physical strength.

Conditions

Cognitive Flexibility Among Female Teenagers

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Experimental (High Intensity Interval Training)

High Intensity Interval Training for 8 weeks, which include lunges, squatting sprinting and other exercises.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

High Intensity Interval Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

The HIIT sessions ranging from 4-12 minutes in duration for 8 weeks in which three sessions will be conducted each week (weeks 1-3: 4 minutes; weeks 4-6: 8 minutes; weeks 7-8: 12 minutes respectively), with a work to rest ratio of 30sec: 10sec, as mention in table 1. Experimental group/HIT group engaged in their HIIT sessions (inclusive of a short warm-up activity including dynamic exercises i.e., walking/running, 8-10 minutes of HIIT and cool down which include static exercises i.e., shoulder and hip muscle stretches). Session duration and intensity are increased with weekly progression in intervention groups. The high resistance training sessions was be delivered by the researcher to HIT group

Control (No Intervention)

Control Group received no intervention they all will be engaged in normal daily routines.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

High Intensity Interval Training

The HIIT sessions ranging from 4-12 minutes in duration for 8 weeks in which three sessions will be conducted each week (weeks 1-3: 4 minutes; weeks 4-6: 8 minutes; weeks 7-8: 12 minutes respectively), with a work to rest ratio of 30sec: 10sec, as mention in table 1. Experimental group/HIT group engaged in their HIIT sessions (inclusive of a short warm-up activity including dynamic exercises i.e., walking/running, 8-10 minutes of HIIT and cool down which include static exercises i.e., shoulder and hip muscle stretches). Session duration and intensity are increased with weekly progression in intervention groups. The high resistance training sessions was be delivered by the researcher to HIT group

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study.

• Female gender only
• Age 13-19 years of female teenagers
• Absence of serious medical or mental illness
• volunteered to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants failing to fall in this category would be excluded from the study. Diagnosed Psychiatric illness Acute or Chronic Pain and Infections Known case of bone fragility Unstable cardiovascular disease Severe cognitive, visual, or auditory impairment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 19 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Waqar Ahmed Awan

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Waqar Ahmed Awan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Rehabilitation & Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University

Locations

RIPRS

Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

01497

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id