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Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks

New York Institute of Technology · NCT06710678

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
120
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
November 19, 2024
Record last updated
November 29, 2024

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What the study is about

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, executive function, and attention, respectively. Information on how different types of breaks affect memory and attention may prompt medical students to be more mindful and intentional of the way they spend their time in between studying.

Being studied: Physical Activity Study Break; Social Media Study Break

Conditions: Executive Function (Cognition)

Eligibility criteria

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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 affect attention and/or concentration,
  • current concussion
  • any condition that prevents upper or lower body physical activity.

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Amber Sousa, PhD · 516-686-7698 · asousa@nyit.edu
  • Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, PhD · 516-686-1300 · jdonoghu@nyit.edu
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