Effects of exercise implemented during school-break time on executive control, brain function and vascular health in children and adolescents
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Executive functions in healthy participants
- Registration Number
- DRKS00013225
- Lead Sponsor
- niversität Basel, Departement für Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Inclusion Criteria
Participants are included if they (a) are attending classes at the chosen private school (b) are 11 to 15 years, (c) are able to participate in physical education without any limitations, (d) have corrected-to or normal vision, and (e) provide informed written consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Participants are excluded if they (a) have an injury of the hand that prevents the completion of cognitive tests, (b) received special educational services related to cognitive impairments or attentional disorders or reported a mental disorder, and (c) reported any medical condition, which posed an increased health risk during exercise activities.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pre- (baseline) to post-test (8 weeks) changes of: reaction time (ms) and accuracy (%) on Stroop Color-Word and Sternberg task; amplitude (µV) and latency (ms) of event-related potentials (P300, N200, CNV) assessed with electroencephalography.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pre- (baseline) to post-test (8 weeks) changes of: retinal arteriolar diameters (CRAE), retinal venular diameters (CRVE) and arteriolar to venular ratio (AVR) assessed with static retinal vessel analysis; pulse wave velocity and aortic augmentation index assessed with oscillometric method.