The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training and Body Composition on Cognition

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cognitive Performance

• Registration Number: NCT06662487
• Lead Sponsor: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

Brief Summary

This study, titled The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training (FWRT) on Cognitive Function Explored through Eye Tracking, will be a randomized double-blind clinical trial aimed at evaluating how FWRT influences cognitive processing in healthy young adults. Eye-tracking technology will be used to measure reading metrics and DXA scans will be used to measure body composition before and after a 10-week FWRT intervention.

Participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group, which will undergo a 10-week FWRT program, or a control group. This study will provide insights into the potential benefits of free weight resistance training on the cognitive performance of text processing tasks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-30
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study Completion: 2024-10-20
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-28
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• University students between the ages of 18 and 30.
• Healthy individuals with no recent participation (last six months) in physical training programs.
• Normal or corrected-to-normal vision.

Exclusion Criteria

• Physical or health limitations that prevent participation in a resistance training program.
• Current involvement in other physical training programs.
• Visual impairments that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive Measures (Eye-Tracking Metrics)	Up to 10 weeks post-intervention	Cognitive metrics (as text processing metrics) will be measured through an eye-tracking device (EyeLink Portable Duo), with the following key metrics: * First Pass Reading Times: Total time spent on fixations during the first pass of reading within an area of interest.; * Total Reading Times: The sum of the durations of all fixations within an area of interest, including revisits to previously read areas.; * Other eye-tracking or comprehension measures could also be used.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,; 🇨🇱 Valparaiso, Chile