NCT05488600

Executive Functions in Elite Athletes

Comparison of the Executive Functions of Elite Team-Sport and Individual-Sport Athletes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports.

Detailed description

In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports. 60 elite athletes participating in national and international competitions between the ages of 20-30, affiliated to the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Youth and Sports and federations, and 30 individuals who did not do sports for the control group were included in the study group. Of the elite athletes, 30 were included in the team sports group and 30 in the individual sports group. Executive functions Forward and Backward Digit Span Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B form (TMT-A, TMT-B) and Tower of London (ToL) Test evaluated with.

Conditions

• Cognitive Change

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Executive Function Assessment	Digit Span (Forward and Backward) Test, Stroop Test, Trail Making Test A and B forms, Tower of London Test were used to evaluate executive functions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-05-01
• Completion: 2022-06-01
• First posted: 2022-08-04
• Last updated: 2022-10-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)