Effects of an Exercise Program on Reaction Time and Mouse Accuracy in Recreational Video Game Players

NCT ID: NCT06512675

Last Updated: 2025-10-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 15 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-10-17
• Study Completion Date: 2026-07-01

Brief Summary

This study is intended to evaluate the effects of an exercise program on the change of electronic sports (esports) athletes' reaction time and mouse click accuracy. The benefits of participation are directly related to exercise, and include improved thinking, performance, sleep, and quality of life.

Conditions

Quality of Life

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Resistance combined with cardiovascular training group

Participants in this group will receive the resistance combined with cardiovascular training intervention for up to 6 weeks

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance combined with cardiovascular training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will undergo a 6-week exercise program designed under the supervision of a board certified sports medicine physician. The exercise program will consist of a 3 day per week schedule: Monday will be lower body resistance training, Wednesday will be aerobic exercise, and Friday will be upper body resistance training. Each session will be approximately up to 1 hour.

Interventions

Resistance combined with cardiovascular training

Participants will undergo a 6-week exercise program designed under the supervision of a board certified sports medicine physician. The exercise program will consist of a 3 day per week schedule: Monday will be lower body resistance training, Wednesday will be aerobic exercise, and Friday will be upper body resistance training. Each session will be approximately up to 1 hour.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Minimum age is 18, and there is no maximum.

2. Must play video games for at least an average of one hour per week

3. University of Miami College student or University of Miami Miller School of Medicine student

Exclusion Criteria

1. Individuals who are not able to participate in a full body exercise program, whether due to injury or an underlying medical condition

2. Individuals who cannot comprehend basic instruction on exercise whether due to a cognitive impairment or language barrier (ie: non English speaker).

3. Conditions that require further medical workup including History or symptoms of cardiac disease, family history of sudden cardiac death, sickle cell disease, history of exercise-related syncope, uncontrolled exercise-associated asthma, acute fractures, active infectious rash, symptoms of relative energy deficiency syndrome, eating disorders.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Miami

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Timothy Tiu

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Timothy Tiu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Miami

Locations

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Central Contacts

Timothy Tiu, MD

Role: CONTACT

ttiu@miami.edu

305.243.3140

Facility Contacts

Timothy Tiu, MD

Role: primary

ttiu@miami.edu

305.243.3140

Other Identifiers

20250409

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id