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Resistance exercise and cognitive function: are the effects reproducible?

Resistance exercise and cognitive function: are the effects reproducible?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024796
Enrollment
20
Registered
2021-04-20
Start date
2020-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

assessment of cognitive function in healthy individuals

Interventions

Group 1: With breaks of 2 to 3 days, participants engage in six resistance exercise sessions performed with free weights and machines. In the respective sessions, for each of the six exercises, three

Sponsors

Goethe Universität Frankfurt am MainInstitut für SportwissenschaftenAbteilung Sportmedizin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: written informed consent, intake of sustances modifying perception, acute injuries, chronic diseases reducing quality of life or affecting sporting ability, pregnancy/nursing period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: intake of substances modifying pain perception, acute injury, severe chronic diseases, pregnancy/nursing period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive function assessed pre and post each session with the Stroop Test (time in seconds)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cognitive function assessed pre and post each session with the Trail Making Test (time in seconds)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan Wilke

Goethe Universität Frankfurt am MainInstitut für SportwissenschaftenAbteilung Sportmedizin

wilke@sport.uni-frankfurt.de069-79824588

Outcome results

None listed

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