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

October 28, 2024 updated by: Carlos Cristi Montero, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training and Body Composition on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

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

  • Chile
      • Valparaiso, Chile
        • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,

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

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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 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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Free Weight Resistance Training (FWRT)
Participants in the experimental group will engage in a 10-week free weight resistance training program. This program will consist of 3 weekly sessions, including exercises such as squats, deadlifts, and bench presses, among others. The training will focus on progressively increasing the intensity, working within a range of 60% to 80% of the one-repetition maximum (1RM).
Behavioral: Resistance Training
Participants in the experimental group will perform free weight resistance training sessions focused on push, pull, and leg movement patterns. The program will last for 10 weeks, progressively increasing in load and intensity. The intervention will be designed to improve the participants' physical strength and observe how these changes affect their cognitive performance.
No Intervention: Control Group
Participants in the control group will not receive any intervention and will be instructed to continue with their usual daily routine. These participants will be evaluated pre- and post-intervention in the same manner as the experimental group but will not participate in the training program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cognitive Measures (Eye-Tracking Metrics)
Time Frame: 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.
Up to 10 weeks post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

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 (Actual)

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

October 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 29, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 30, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2024

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BIOEPUCV-HB 546-2022

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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