Status:
TERMINATED
Effects of a Complex, Partnered Martial Arts-based Intervention on Cognitive Function
Lead Sponsor:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Conditions:
Cognitive Change
Processing, Visual Spatial
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators' study is designed to test whether brief exposure to a martial arts-based intervention (a coordinative, partnered training exercise known as "Hubod"), can improve cognitive function ...
Detailed Description
This three-arm randomized controlled trial will compare the feasibility, and possibly the effects, of a martial arts intervention vs. aerobic exercise vs. an attentional (non-exercise) control conditi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Men and Women between the ages of 18-45 years who are low active
Exclusion
- Anyone who is physically active (≥30 minutes, 3 or more times/week, for the last 3 months) and/or a regular practitioner of martial arts and/or highly complex coordination drills such as dance performance or contact improvisation (≥30 minutes, 3 or more times/week, for the last 3 months).
- Anyone with serious chronic medical conditions that would preclude them from participating without a physician present, or anyone with a risk of seizure, or anyone having psychiatric and/or neurological disorders.
- Pregnant women.
- Anyone incapable of performing the following movements at a moderate intensity- sitting, standing, kicking, pulling, pushing, bending one's elbows or bending one's knees.
- Anyone who scores 1 or more on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
- Anyone refusing or unwilling to be randomized into either of the conditions.
- Anyone who cannot commit to both 45 minute testing sessions or the five 30-minute training sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 24 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 15 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04760054
Start Date
March 24 2021
End Date
December 15 2021
Last Update
August 25 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Exercise, Technology, and Cognition Laboratory - Louise Freer Hall 284
Urbana, Illinois, United States, 61801