Does Sport Specific Brain Endurance Training Enhance Physical and Cognitive Performance in Elite Orienteering Athletes?

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-01

Study Completion Date

2021-11-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to measure the effects of a 6 week sport specific BET intervention on physical and cognitive performance parameters in elite orienteering athletes.

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Detailed Description

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The purpose of the study is to measure the effects of a 6 week sport specific BET intervention on physical and cognitive performance parameters in elite orienteering athletes.

The study is constructed as a cross-over design, where participants function as their own control condition. The control condition (the first period) and the intervention (the latter period) consists of a 6 week training period, both leading up to a prioritized international competition. In the control condition participants will train normally leading up to the European Championships. During the intervention period participants will implement 3 sessions per week of a specially designed brain endurance program, leading up to the World Championships. To investigate the effect on all endpoints, physical and cognitive tests are conducted before and after the training periods.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

The study is constructed as a cross-over design (Fig. 1), where participants function as their own control condition. The control condition (the first period) and the intervention (the latter period) consists of a 6 week training period, both leading up to a prioritized international competition

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control (CON)

The control condition entails a six-week period. The participant will complete three regular high intensity training per week followed by 20 min of rest

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Brain Endurance Training (BET)

The intervention period also entails a 6 week period but with three weekly blocks with a 20 min brain endurance training program following a regular high intensity training session.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brain Endurance Training

Intervention Type OTHER

Six week period with three weekly blocks with a 20 min brain endurance training program following a regular HIT session. Before the HIT session questionnaires are completed to measure the motivation for the HIT session and the current state of mood. In between the HIT session and the RCA session, questionnaires are completed to measure the experienced workload of the HIT session, the current state of mood, and the motivation for following the RCA session. Immediately after the RCA session, questionnaires are completed to measure the experienced workload of the RCA session and the current state of mood.

Interventions

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Brain Endurance Training

Six week period with three weekly blocks with a 20 min brain endurance training program following a regular HIT session. Before the HIT session questionnaires are completed to measure the motivation for the HIT session and the current state of mood. In between the HIT session and the RCA session, questionnaires are completed to measure the experienced workload of the HIT session, the current state of mood, and the motivation for following the RCA session. Immediately after the RCA session, questionnaires are completed to measure the experienced workload of the RCA session and the current state of mood.

Intervention Type OTHER