NCT06482047

Boosting Executive Function With Brain Exercise

Rejuvenating the Brain and Boosting Executive Function With Exercise Intervention

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Liye Zou · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to explore the impact of a 15-minute exercise break on brain function and cognitive performance in a simulated classroom setting. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How do short exercise breaks affect executive function in college students? 2. What changes occur in brain connectivity and microcirculation after these exercise breaks? Participants were college students who engaged in sessions of continuous sitting or sitting interspersed with exercise. The study used cognitive tasks and brain imaging techniques to measure the effects. The findings reveal improvements in cognitive performance and brain function, suggesting that short exercise breaks are beneficial in educational contexts.

Conditions

• Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Moderate-intensity cycling	Moderate-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100
BEHAVIORAL	Vigorous-intensity cycling	Vigorous-intensity cycling on Ergoline Ergoselect 100
BEHAVIORAL	Uninterrupted sitting	Uninterrupted sitting in a quiet room

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-07-02
• Primary completion: 2025-03-30
• Completion: 2025-04-15
• First posted: 2024-07-01
• Last updated: 2024-07-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China