Cognition
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Training course regarding "Drinking water" one day before intervention
Active motivation to drink water in every school brake over a period of 4 hours
Group 2: No training course and no motivation to drink water
Sponsors
St. Josef-Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 13 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All students of the 5th and 6th grade.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosed learning disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| One-time computer-based assessment of cognitive performance at noon, after 4 hours of drinking motivation/school start. Parameters: alertness, working memory updating, inhibitory control, spatial-visual memory | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionaire regarding eating and sleeping habits and physical activity (answered by parents before intervention startet); assessment of physical performance with a standardized motoric test (single testing of hole classes during the study period) and physical activity within 24h using accelerometer (measurment startet one day before intervention day until the beginning of cognitional assessment); hydrationstatus using urine color chart (single assessment on intervention day before cognitional testing started) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKathrin Jansen
Universitätskinderklinik Bochum
Outcome results
None listed