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Lion Tracks EEG Pilot: Understand Cognitive Responses to CrossFit in Mother-Child Dyads (Lion Tracks)

2026年6月30日更新者：Janette Watkins、Penn State University

Lion Tracks EEG Pilot

The purpose of this study is to examine how participating in exercise together versus separately influences brain function, cognitive performance, mood, and parent-child connection in mother-child dyads. Mothers and their children will complete two fitness class visits at a participating community fitness facility/CrossFit affiliate. During one visit, mothers and children will exercise in separate age-appropriate classes, and during the other visit they will exercise together in a shared class. Before and after each exercise session, participants will complete brief assessments of cognition, mood, and brain activity using a portable electroencephalography (EEG) device. Findings from this pilot study will help determine the feasibility of conducting community-based neuroscience research and may inform future family-centered physical activity programs designed to support brain, emotional, and social health.

研究概览

地位

尚未招聘

条件

认识

干预/治疗

详细说明

Physical activity is associated with improvements in cognitive function, emotional well-being, and overall health across the lifespan. Emerging evidence suggests that social and relational contexts may influence the benefits derived from physical activity, yet little research has examined how exercising together versus separately affects parent-child dyads. Understanding these effects may inform the development of family-centered physical activity interventions that promote both physical and psychological health.

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting community-based neurocognitive research within fitness settings and to explore acute changes in cognitive, emotional, and neurophysiological outcomes following exercise. Mother-child dyads will participate in two exercise conditions: a shared exercise session in which mothers and children participate together, and a separate exercise session in which mothers and children participate in age-appropriate classes independently. A within-subjects design will allow each dyad to experience both conditions.

Cognitive performance, mood, and brain activity will be assessed before and after exercise using brief computerized assessments and portable electroencephalography (EEG). Feasibility outcomes will include recruitment, retention, adherence, participant acceptability, and data quality. Exploratory analyses will examine whether exercise context (shared versus separate participation) is associated with differences in cognitive, emotional, and neurophysiological responses.

Findings from this study will provide preliminary data to support future investigations of family-based physical activity interventions and their potential effects on brain health, emotional well-being, and parent-child relationships.

研究类型

介入性

注册 (估计的)

阶段

不适用

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习联系方式

姓名：Janette Watkins Dr, PhD
电话号码：502-321-9683
邮箱：jjw7102@psu.edu

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

孩子
成人
年长者

接受健康志愿者

是的

描述

Inclusion Criteria

Adult participant is a mother or female primary caregiver aged 18 years or older.
Child participant is at least 3 years of age.
Mother and child are willing to participate together as a dyad.
Mother and child are able to understand and speak English.
Mother and child are willing to attend two study visits at a participating community fitness facility.
Mother and child are able to safely participate in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as determined by health screening procedures.
Mother is willing to provide informed consent and child is willing to provide assent when appropriate.

Exclusion Criteria *Mother*

Pregnancy at the time of participation.
Any cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, or other medical condition that would make exercise unsafe.
Current injury or physical limitation preventing participation in exercise.
History of seizure disorder or other condition that may interfere with EEG assessment.
Inability to complete study procedures or wear EEG equipment. *Child*
Medical condition, injury, or physical limitation that would make participation in exercise unsafe.
Neurological condition or developmental disorder that would prevent completion of study procedures, as determined by the parent and study team.
History of seizure disorder or other condition that may interfere with EEG assessment.
Inability to tolerate wearing the EEG headset or complete study procedures. *Dyad*
Either the mother or child is unable or unwilling to complete both study visits.
Either participant has a contraindication to exercise identified during screening.
Either participant has a condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would make participation unsafe or compromise data quality.

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的？

设计细节

主要用途：基础科学
分配：随机化
介入模型：交叉作业
屏蔽：无（打开标签）

手臂数量

武器和干预

参与者组/臂	干预/治疗
实验性的：Shared Exercise Session Participants assigned to this condition will complete a mother-child exercise session together at a participating community fitness facility/CrossFit affiliate. The session will consist of approximately 60 minutes of instructor-led functional fitness activities, including a warm-up, skill or strength-based exercises, conditioning activities, and cool-down. Mothers and children will participate alongside one another throughout the session. Cognitive performance, mood, and brain activity will be assessed immediately before and after the exercise session using brief computerized tasks, questionnaires, and portable electroencephalography (EEG). Participants will complete this condition once during the study.	行为的：Family-Based Functional Fitness Exercise A supervised mother-child functional fitness exercise session conducted in a community fitness setting. Mothers and children participate together in approximately 60 minutes of age-appropriate exercise activities.
有源比较器：Separate Exercise Session Participants assigned to this condition will complete exercise sessions in separate age-appropriate classes at a participating community fitness facility/CrossFit affiliate. Mothers will participate in an adult functional fitness class, while children will participate in a youth fitness class occurring concurrently. Sessions will last approximately 60 minutes and will include instructor-led warm-up, skill or strength-based exercises, conditioning activities, and cool-down. Mothers and children will exercise independently and will not participate in the same class activities during this condition. Cognitive performance, mood, and brain activity will be assessed immediately before and after the exercise session using brief computerized tasks, questionnaires, and portable electroencephalography (EEG). Participants will complete this condition once during the study.	行为的：Independent Functional Fitness Exercise Participants will complete an approximately 60-minute functional fitness exercise session in a community fitness setting. Mothers will participate in an instructor-led adult fitness class while children simultaneously participate in an age-appropriate youth fitness class. Sessions may include warm-up activities, movement skill instruction, strength or conditioning exercises, games, and cool-down activities. Mothers and children will exercise separately throughout the session and will not participate in the same class activities. This condition is designed to examine the effects of exercise performed independently compared with exercise performed together as a mother-child dyad.

参与者组/臂

干预/治疗

实验性的：Shared Exercise Session

Participants assigned to this condition will complete a mother-child exercise session together at a participating community fitness facility/CrossFit affiliate. The session will consist of approximately 60 minutes of instructor-led functional fitness activities, including a warm-up, skill or strength-based exercises, conditioning activities, and cool-down. Mothers and children will participate alongside one another throughout the session. Cognitive performance, mood, and brain activity will be assessed immediately before and after the exercise session using brief computerized tasks, questionnaires, and portable electroencephalography (EEG). Participants will complete this condition once during the study.

行为的：Family-Based Functional Fitness Exercise

A supervised mother-child functional fitness exercise session conducted in a community fitness setting. Mothers and children participate together in approximately 60 minutes of age-appropriate exercise activities.

有源比较器：Separate Exercise Session

Participants assigned to this condition will complete exercise sessions in separate age-appropriate classes at a participating community fitness facility/CrossFit affiliate. Mothers will participate in an adult functional fitness class, while children will participate in a youth fitness class occurring concurrently. Sessions will last approximately 60 minutes and will include instructor-led warm-up, skill or strength-based exercises, conditioning activities, and cool-down. Mothers and children will exercise independently and will not participate in the same class activities during this condition. Cognitive performance, mood, and brain activity will be assessed immediately before and after the exercise session using brief computerized tasks, questionnaires, and portable electroencephalography (EEG). Participants will complete this condition once during the study.

行为的：Independent Functional Fitness Exercise

Participants will complete an approximately 60-minute functional fitness exercise session in a community fitness setting. Mothers will participate in an instructor-led adult fitness class while children simultaneously participate in an age-appropriate youth fitness class. Sessions may include warm-up activities, movement skill instruction, strength or conditioning exercises, games, and cool-down activities. Mothers and children will exercise separately throughout the session and will not participate in the same class activities. This condition is designed to examine the effects of exercise performed independently compared with exercise performed together as a mother-child dyad.

研究衡量的是什么？

主要结果指标

结果测量	措施说明	大体时间
Feasibility of Community-Based EEG Assessment 大体时间：Throughout study completion (approximately 2 study visits over 1-2 weeks)	Feasibility will be evaluated through recruitment, retention, session completion, questionnaire completion, cognitive task completion, and acquisition of usable EEG recordings using the EMOTIV EPOC X portable electroencephalography system. Data quality will be assessed by the proportion of participants providing analyzable EEG and cognitive data.	Throughout study completion (approximately 2 study visits over 1-2 weeks)

次要结果测量

结果测量	措施说明	大体时间
Cognitive Performance (Symbol Search Task) 大体时间：Pre- and post-exercise during each study visit (approximately 60 minutes)	Processing speed and visual attention will be assessed using the M2C2 Symbol Search task. Outcomes include response accuracy and reaction time.	Pre- and post-exercise during each study visit (approximately 60 minutes)
Positive and Negative Affect 大体时间：Immediately before and after each exercise session (approximately 60 minutes)	Mood will be assessed using the 10-item International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (I-PANAS-SF). Scores for positive affect and negative affect will be calculated according to published scoring procedures.	Immediately before and after each exercise session (approximately 60 minutes)
Neurophysiological Activity 大体时间：Immediately before and after each exercise session (approximately 60 minutes)	Brain activity will be assessed using the EMOTIV EPOC X wireless electroencephalography (EEG) system. Outcomes may include resting-state spectral power within delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma frequency bands, as well as frontal alpha asymmetry and other exploratory EEG-derived markers of cognitive engagement and neural activation.	Immediately before and after each exercise session (approximately 60 minutes)
Parent-Child Connectedness 大体时间：Immediately following each exercise condition	Parent-child connectedness will be assessed using the Inclusion of Other in the Self (IOS) Scale, a validated single-item pictorial measure of perceived interpersonal closeness. Mothers select one of seven increasingly overlapping pairs of circles representing the relationship between themselves and their child. Scores range from 1 (least connected) to 7 (most connected), with higher scores indicating greater perceived parent-child connectedness.	Immediately following each exercise condition
Exercise Enjoyment 大体时间：Immediately following each exercise condition	Enjoyment of the exercise session will be assessed using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES), a validated measure of enjoyment experienced during physical activity. Scores range from 1 to 5, with the overall score calculated as the mean of all items. Higher scores indicate greater enjoyment of the exercise session.	Immediately following each exercise condition

合作者和调查者

在这里您可以找到参与这项研究的人员和组织。

赞助

Penn State University

调查人员

首席研究员：Janette Watkins, PhD、The Pennsylvania State University

研究记录日期

这些日期跟踪向 ClinicalTrials.gov 提交研究记录和摘要结果的进度。研究记录和报告的结果由国家医学图书馆 (NLM) 审查，以确保它们在发布到公共网站之前符合特定的质量控制标准。

研究主要日期

学习开始 (估计的)

2027年1月1日

初级完成 (估计的)

2027年12月1日

研究完成 (估计的)

2028年3月1日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2026年6月24日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2026年6月24日

首次发布 (实际的)

2026年6月30日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (实际的)

2026年7月2日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2026年6月30日

最后验证

2026年6月1日

Lion Tracks EEG Pilot: Understand Cognitive Responses to CrossFit in Mother-Child Dyads (Lion Tracks)