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Short-term effects of drinking water on cognitive performance of schoolchildren in sport-focussed and non-sport-focussed classes

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cognition
Registration Number
DRKS00017115
Lead Sponsor
St. Josef-Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
255
Inclusion Criteria

All students of the 5th and 6th grade.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosed learning disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
One-time computer-based assessment of cognitive performance at noon, after 4 hours of drinking motivation/school start. Parameters: alertness, working memory updating, inhibitory control, spatial-visual memory
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Questionaire regarding eating and sleeping habits and physical activity (answered by parents before intervention startet); assessment of physical performance with a standardized motoric test (single testing of hole classes during the study period) and physical activity within 24h using accelerometer (measurment startet one day before intervention day until the beginning of cognitional assessment); hydrationstatus using urine color chart (single assessment on intervention day before cognitional testing started)
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