Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Executive Function (Cognition)
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology · Other
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About This Trial
This study aims to expand on previous findings and compare the effects of an active break (ten minutes of walking or upper body movement), a digital break (ten minutes of phone use), and no break on memory and attention in medical students after a prolonged period of studying. The List Learning Task, Stroop Test, and Sustained Attention to Response Task will be administered to measure memory, exec…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* have and regularly use some form of social media
* able to perform light physical activity such as walking or upper body movement
Exclusion Criteria:
* no social media usage
* color blindness (cognitive tests require color perception)
* ADHD or other known conditions that af…
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