Spatial Learning
Conditions
Brief summary
20 healthy man, 10 in trial group and 10 in control group (randomly divided) will participate in the experiment on order to evaluate if improvement in physical fitness influences spatial learning in humans.
Detailed description
subjects in both groups will perform 4 sets of VO2max test and spatial orientation test with a month between them (total 3 month). in addition, subjects in trial group will follow a training program throughout the trial (running on treadmill 3 times a week), suited according to their result in the first VO2max test. in each set VO2max test will be perform before spatial orientation test , in order to evaluated the subject's aerobic fitness. the spatial orientation test is composed of 5 following days in which the subject has 3 attempts to arrive to a destination in xbox one controller using a virtual glasses (Oculus Rift DK2). each attempt duration is 2 min.
Interventions
OTHERtraining program
subjects in the trial group will follow a training program which includes 3 times a week running on a treadmill.
OTHERVO2max test
each subject will perform 4 times VO2max test according to BRUCE protocol in order to evaluate his aerobic fitness.
OTHERspatial orientation test
each subject will undergo 4 spatial orientation tests during the trial (month between 2 tests), each test is composed of 5 following days in which the subject will wear virtual reality glasses (Oculus Rift DK2) and attempt to arrive different destinations in a virtual maze tasks (using xbox one controller). each day will be given 3 attempts, the duration of each attempt is 2 min.
Sponsors
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* civilian healthy man, aged 18-30 * without any neurological or psychiatric disorder * not wearing eyeglasses
Exclusion criteria
* athletes or trained man (for both groups)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| spatial learning (composite) | 20 experimental days for each participant | each spatial orientation test length is 5 days. spatial learning is evaluated through time for completion and number of errors out of 3 attempts each day. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| maximal aerobic capacity | 4 experimental days for each participant | VO2max tests along the trial are performed in order to evaluate the improvement or lack of improvement in both groups in correlation with their spatial learning. |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactHaggai Schermann, M.D
Outcome results
None listed