Can a 6-minute Walking or Resting Break Improve Executive Function in Gamers.

Can a 6-minute Walking or Resting Break Improve Executive Function and Gaming

This study will ask ranked first person shooters in esports to participate on three separate days from their home computer to test executive function prior tp play and following two hours of play. One testing day will incorporate a 6 minute walk break, another day will incorporate a 6 minute rest break, and the third day will be continuous play. Executive tests will be administered electronically prior to game play and post game play.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sedentary Behavior
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Walking

Detailed Description

A ranked first person shooter player will play for two hours each session, and on separate days will take a 6 minute walking break or a 6 minute resting break within 2 hours of game play. This study is virtual and you may play from your regular home gaming computer. The third day will be continuous play.

The study will take place on 3 separate days. Preferably 2 -3 days in -between testing days.

• Participants will sign an electronic consent form to sign and agree to participate. It will explain the study in detail.
• Participants will then be asked to take two executive function tests online. These test will be sent electronically through email. This is for practice. These tests take approximately 6-7 minutes.
• We will schedule one day where the participant will play a first -person shooter game. Prior to playing the participants will be take to take the two executive function tests.
• On one day the participant will be asked to stop after the first hour (they will be allowed to finish the test) they will either walk for 6 minutes near their computer or rest for 6 minutes. Participants will be contacted through cell phones or discord.
• Game play will resume normally for another hour. When that hour is completed the participant will be asked to take the two online tests again.
• This will be 2 days. The third day the participant will take the online tests and play continuous for 2 hours with no break and then repeat the online tests.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 29
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • Old Westbury, New York, United States, 11568
      • New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Old Westbury, New York, United States, 11758
      • New York Institute of Technology

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 25 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:1. Women or men 18-25 years of age 2. Play first-person shooter games with a ranking of "gold" or higher (self reported).

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Exclusion Criteria:1. Any participants that do not have a competitive ranking 2. Any participants that are colorblind (self reported) 3. Any participants that have sustained previous hand injuries within the last year, or suffer from chronic wrist pain.

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 6 minute walking break; Participants will walk casually for 6 minutes following one hour of game play, then continue play for one more hour.	Behavioral: Walking; 6 minute casual walk
Experimental: 6 minute rest break; Participants will rest supine for 6 minutes following one hour of game play, then continue play for one more hour.	Behavioral: Walking; 6 minute casual walk
No Intervention: Continuous play; Participants will play continuous for 2 hours.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Executive Function	The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate executive function changes following a 6-minute walking break to a 6 minute resting break in competitive esport players following 60 minutes of prolonged play	2 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: New York Institute of Technology
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Joanne Donoghue, New York Institute of Technology

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 24, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 24, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): February 24, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 14, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): December 19, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 18, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 14, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: BHS-1566

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No