Effect Of Resistance Training On Physical Fitness, Cognitive Ability, And Academic Performance In Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT06086808

Last Updated: 2023-10-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-08-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-31

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine the effect of resistance training on physical fitness, cognitive ability, and academic performance in young adults. This would be a randomized controlled trail in which participants will be randomly allocated in to two groups. One group will perform resistance training and other group will perform balance and general body toning exercises.

Detailed Description

In recent years, the relationship between physical fitness, cognitive ability, and academic performance has garnered significant attention in the fields of education, psychology, and sports science. Young adulthood represents a critical developmental period characterized by substantial physical, cognitive, and psychological changes. During this phase, individuals are often engaged in academic pursuits, which makes understanding the impact of various interventions on physical fitness, cognitive ability, and academic performance especially relevant.

While individual studies have explored the effects of resistance training on physical fitness, cognitive ability, and academic performance separately, there remains a gap in the literature concerning a comprehensive understanding of their interconnectedness in the context of young adults. This study aims to bridge this gap by investigating the potential causal relationship between resistance training and these multifaceted outcomes.

This randomized controlled trial will recruit participants from young population. Study participants will be randomized into two groups: Group-A and Group-B. Group-A participants would receive resistance training for 3 consecutive months, while Group-B participants would follow general fitness and body toning exercises. Physical fitness, cognitive ability and academic performance will be measured at the baseline and after the termination of intervention program.

Conditions

Young Adults

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Group A

Resistance Training Group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

A resistance training program will be used as a progressive, high-intensity protocol. The training stimulus will be provided using free weights. The exercises will consist of bench presses, biceps curls, triceps extensions, Latissimus Dorsi pull-down exercises, hamstring curls, and calf raises. The intensity of the training stimulus will be at a working range of 6 to 8 repetitions (2 sets). The training stimulus will subsequently be increased using the 7-RM (repetition maximum) method when 2 sets of 6 to 8 repetitions are completed with proper form and without discomfort. Other key strength exercises will include mini-squats, mini-lunges, and lunge walks. The number of sets completed and the load lifted for each exercise will be recorded for each participant in every class.

Group B

General Fitness and Toning Group

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

General Fitness and Toning

Intervention Type: OTHER

The general fitness and toning program will consist of stretching exercises, range-of-motion exercises, basic core-strengthening exercises, balance exercises, and relaxation techniques. Key balance exercises will include tandem stand, tandem walking, and single leg stance (eyes opened and closed). No additional loading (e.g., hand weights or resistance bands) will be applied to any of the exercises. This group will serve to control for confounding variables such as physical training received by traveling to the training centers, social interaction, and changes in life style secondary to study participation.

Interventions

Resistance Training

A resistance training program will be used as a progressive, high-intensity protocol. The training stimulus will be provided using free weights. The exercises will consist of bench presses, biceps curls, triceps extensions, Latissimus Dorsi pull-down exercises, hamstring curls, and calf raises. The intensity of the training stimulus will be at a working range of 6 to 8 repetitions (2 sets). The training stimulus will subsequently be increased using the 7-RM (repetition maximum) method when 2 sets of 6 to 8 repetitions are completed with proper form and without discomfort. Other key strength exercises will include mini-squats, mini-lunges, and lunge walks. The number of sets completed and the load lifted for each exercise will be recorded for each participant in every class.

Intervention Type: OTHER

General Fitness and Toning

The general fitness and toning program will consist of stretching exercises, range-of-motion exercises, basic core-strengthening exercises, balance exercises, and relaxation techniques. Key balance exercises will include tandem stand, tandem walking, and single leg stance (eyes opened and closed). No additional loading (e.g., hand weights or resistance bands) will be applied to any of the exercises. This group will serve to control for confounding variables such as physical training received by traveling to the training centers, social interaction, and changes in life style secondary to study participation.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• School going children between the ages of 12 to 17 year

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with any recent musculoskeletal injury that hasn't healed.
• Any deformity or disability that could affect the participant's ability to perform physical activity.
• Any systemic disease/disorder that could affect the physical and cognitive performance of the participants.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 17 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Noman Sadiq, MS-SPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University, Islamabad.

Locations

Riphah International University (RIU)

Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Noman Sadiq, MS-SPT

Role: CONTACT

noman.sadiq@riphah.edu.pk

+923145520548

Tahreem Nisar, MS-SPT*

Role: CONTACT

tahreemnisar83@gmail.com

+923365062152

Facility Contacts

Noman Sadiq, MS-SPT

Role: primary

noman.sadiq@riphah.edu.pk

+923145520548

Other Identifiers

REC/01612 Tahreem Nisar

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id