Cognition in Motion (CIM)

October 5, 2016 updated by: Cecilia Valdes, Baylor College of Medicine

Cognition in Motion: Attitudes, Utilization, and Cognitive Impact of Low Intensity Exercise Among Medical Students

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of low-intensity exercise on cognitive functioning during activity. Evaluation was accomplished by having participants perform standardized cognitive tests while in three forms of low-intensity exercise and then comparing results to performance when sitting.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

While studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of exercise, even when low-intensity, on physical health, investigations into cognitive performance during these periods of activity are increasing in number. For changes in the workplace to occur, data needs to show that mental processing is not compromised while engaging in low-intensity exercise.

In this current study, participants, after giving written consent, performed quantitative, computer-based cognitive tests to evaluate for differences in performance between active and sedentary conditions. The participants engaged in four activity modalities: sitting, standing, biking slowly on a stationary bicycle, and walking at 1mph. The validated tests used were immediate and delayed verbal recall, the color-word test based on the Stroop test, and the "n-back" test. Responses were scored according to both the speed in answering along with accuracy on each test. From the scores generated, effect sizes were calculated for sitting and compared to effect sizes for cumulative activity stations for statistical analysis.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

88

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine-Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Student at Baylor College of Medicine
  • Able to perform low-intensity exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not a student at Baylor College of Medicine

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Standing Modality
Performance on computerized cognitive tests while standing at a desk. Experimental: Standing Modality
Behavioral: Experimental: Standing Modality
Cognitive performance when standing
Experimental: Biking Modality
Performance on computerized cognitive tests while biking at user's preferred speed on stationary bicycle. Experimental: Biking Modality
Behavioral: Experimental: Biking Modality
Cognitive performance when biking slowly
Experimental: Walking Modality
Performance on computerized cognitive tests while walking at 1mph. Experimental: Walking Modality
Behavioral: Experimental: Walking Modality
Cognitive performance when walking at 1mph
Other: Seated Modality
Performance on computerized cognitive tests while sitting. No Intervention: Seated Modality
Behavioral: No Intervention: Seated Modality
Cognitive performance when sitting.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cognitive Testing Performance
Time Frame: Starting in April 2012, participant enrollment was open for 41 months with data collection occurring immediately at the time of testing with no need for follow-up outcome measurements.
Scores generated from cognitive testing
Starting in April 2012, participant enrollment was open for 41 months with data collection occurring immediately at the time of testing with no need for follow-up outcome measurements.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Cecilia T Valdes, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 1, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 7, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 5, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-31608

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Individual performance on testing rounds was incorporated into cumulative statistical analysis and will not be made public.

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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