Effects of Different Types of Acute Exercise on Cognitive Function: An Event-related Potential Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Inhibition performance: Changes in Stroop test performance
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effects of different types of acute exercise on cognitive functions in healthy adults.
Detailed Description
Acute exercise, a single session of exercise, has been shown to enhance cognitive functions. The meta-analysis research has suggested that such benefits might depend upon the types of exercise. However, the predominant types of exercise examined within this area of research are aerobic and resistance exercises. The effects of other types of exercises on cognitive functions are poorly understood. Accordingly, this study is going to examine the effects of different types of acute exercise [i.e., aerobic exercise (AE), aerobic exercise with virtual reality (AE-VR), and combined exercise (CE)] on cognitive functions.
140-180 healthy young adults will be recruited and then randomly assigned to the AE, AE-VR, CE, and Control groups for a 35-minute intervention. Cardiovascular fitness will be assessed beforehand. Additionally, Stroop tasks and several questionnaires will be conducted before and after the intervention. The targeted primary outcomes are changes in cognitive behavior performance (assessed by the Stroop tasks) and neuroelectrical indices (e.g., P3 of event-related potential). The secondary outcomes are the changes in exercise enjoyment, motivation, and emotion.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 20 Years to 30 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •no major psychiatric illness or physical disease
- •able to do 30-minutes moderate exercise
- •normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- •right-handed
- •moderate exercise ≤ 150 min/week
Exclusion Criteria
- •any neurological, respiratory, vascular, metabolic, or brain-relative disease
- •any physical limitation or injury
- •any wounds on the scalp
- •have experience of using technology products
- •regular engagement in exercise training programs
Arms & Interventions
aerobic exercise group (AE)
35-min cycling at moderate intensity (50-60% heart rate reserve).
Intervention: aerobic exercise group (AE) (Behavioral)
aerobic exercise with virtual reality group (AE-VR)
35-min cycling at moderate intensity (50-60% heart rate reserve) with 3D virtual reality.
Intervention: aerobic exercise with virtual reality group (AE-VR) (Behavioral)
combined exercise group (CE)
This 35-min exercise combines aerobic, bodyweight exercise, and meditation.
Intervention: combined exercise group (CE) (Behavioral)
control group
It has a 35-minute video about exercise science.
Intervention: Control group (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Inhibition performance: Changes in Stroop test performance
Time Frame: 30 minutes each at the pretest and posttest
The computerized Stroop test will be administrated to assess participants' cognitive functions, and their changes in reaction time and accuracy will be examined.
Changes in neuroelectrical activities
Time Frame: 30 minutes each at the pretest and posttest
The neuroelectrical activities during the computerized cognitive tasks will be recorded. The changes in the event-related potential (e.g., P3) will be analyzed.
Secondary Outcomes
- Changes in emotion(5-10 minutes each at the pretest and posttest)
- Changes in motivation(3-5 minutes each at the pretest and posttest)
- Changes in physical activity enjoyment(5-10 minutes each at the pretest and posttest)
Investigators
Yi-Ting Cheng
Graduate student
National Taiwan Normal University