Influence of acute sprint interval training on cognitive performance in younger adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022577

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-04

Start date

2020-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

healthy, younger adults

Interventions

Group 1: Sprint interval condition In the sprint interval condition the participants will complete a single training session of approximately 11-minutes that includes a 3-minute warm up, a 6-minute m

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: healthy, younger individuals

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • neurological diseases (e.g. Multiple sclerosis) • psychiatric diseases (e.g. depression) • cardiovascular diseases (e.g. heart failure) • metabolic/ endocrinological diseases (e.g. Diabetes mellitus) • musculoskeletal diseases (e.g. chronic low back pain) • acute injuries or surgical interventions (surgery less than 6 months prior to the study onset) • pregnancy • abuse of alcohol or illegal drugs • contraindication for sports activities ("Yes" answers in the PAR-Q questionnaire)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Performance in d2 Test of Attention (performed prior to and 10 minutes after the acute exercise intervention)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
•Digit Span Forward and Digit Span Backward • Handedness via Edinburgh Handicap Inventory (EHI) • Physical activity level via physical activity and sports activity questionnaire (BSA) • Sleep quality via Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) • Depression severity via Becks Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) • Anaerobic fitness using Peak Power Output (recorded via 6 s Herbert Test) • affective reaction via Feeling Scale (FS-Scale) • subjective ratings of perceived exertion via Borg scale [RPE] • (i) motivation, (ii) ability to concentrate, (iii) mental fatigue via visual analogue scale [VAS] • Heart rate • Blood lactate concentration via capillary blood collection at the hyperemic earlobe	—

Measure

Time frame

•Digit Span Forward and Digit Span Backward • Handedness via Edinburgh Handicap Inventory (EHI) • Physical activity level via physical activity and sports activity questionnaire (BSA) • Sleep quality via Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) • Depression severity via Becks Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) • Anaerobic fitness using Peak Power Output (recorded via 6 s Herbert Test) • affective reaction via Feeling Scale (FS-Scale) • subjective ratings of perceived exertion via Borg scale [RPE] • (i) motivation, (ii) ability to concentrate, (iii) mental fatigue via visual analogue scale [VAS] • Heart rate • Blood lactate concentration via capillary blood collection at the hyperemic earlobe

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTom Behrendt

Lehrstuhl Gesundheit und körperliche Aktivität, Bereich für Sportwissenschaft (SPW), Fakultät für Humanwissenschaft, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

tom.behrendt@ovgu.de0391 67-56721

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026