PostureNCT05914493
The Effect of Posture on Cognitive Function in Early Adolescence Athletes
An observational study of Posture and Cognitive Function, run by Atılım University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
While previous studies focused on the motor system in the analysis of postural functions, recently many researchers have determined that the sensory-cognitive-motor network system is required to determine the correctness of an action. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 15 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Posture, Cognitive Function
- What is being tested?
- The effect of posture on cognitive function in early adolescence athletes
- How many people
- 126 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2023to 13 Jun 2023
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 15 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Study population: Athletes in early adolescence
Who may be able to join
- Athletes in early adolescence who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study will be included.
Who cannot join
- Presence of neurological and/or orthopedic and/or psychopathological disease, Having a history of visual, mental or systematic disease,
- The athlete's medical history has a history of major injury and/or surgery related to the lower extremity and trunk,
- Acute or chronic pain complaints will be determined as exclusion criteria.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
While previous studies focused on the motor system in the analysis of postural functions, recently many researchers have determined that the sensory-cognitive-motor network system is required to determine the correctness of an action. , stroke individuals, Alzheimer's patients, Parkinson's disease, individuals with multiple sclerosis were discussed. In line with these studies, we can say that posture is handled with cognitive skills in people whose physical performance has decreased. However, the relationship between cognitive skills and posture in individuals with high physical performance has been ignored. Understanding posture and cognitive mechanisms is important both for physiotherapists who deal with posture from the neurophysiological aspect and for those who work in the field of psychology who deal with cognitive skills with its psychosocial aspect. The aim of the study is to reveal the relationship between posture and cognitive skills evaluated using the Stroop Test in healthy athletes in early adolescence.
Read the detailed description
One of the important neuropsychological tests in evaluating cognitive performance is the Stroop Test. Basically, it evaluates the concentration and maintenance of attention depending on the time and the task given. It can also reveal the disruptive effects of perceptions on each other. The most interesting effect of the test is that it relates to changing the perception target or perceptual setup (set). It reveals the ease with which one's perceptual setup can be changed in line with changing demands and especially under a "disruptive influence", the ability to suppress a habitual behavior pattern and to engage in an unusual behavior. These are about flexibility and perceptual setup, attention and behavior shifting abilities. In cases where this ability is insufficient, perseverative, stereotypical, non-adaptive behaviors and difficulties in regulating and controlling motor movements occur. Accordingly, Stroop Test performance reflects the individual's degree of cognitive rigidity-flexibility. These functions are basically related to the frontal lobe activities of the brain. As a matter of fact, excessive impairments in such functions and in the ability to program behavior in general directly indicate a disorder in the frontal regions of the brain. It is stated that the Stroop test is also suitable for examining information-processing speed, automatic and parallel processing in cognitive processes. Indeed, the Stroop Test; It is a critical experimental task often used in the study of information processing speed and automatic and parallel processing models. When the literature is examined, the Stroop Test, which deals with the concept of 'mental flexibility', which is an important pillar of cognitive functions, is evaluated as a short-term standing or sitting posture only during the application of the test, while the possible effect of posture on cognitive functions was ignored by examining the normal postures of individuals. Revealing the relationship between posture and cognitive skills depending on brain areas is important for creating rehabilitation strategies. Revealing the connection between posture and cognitive level will not only reveal the positive effect of postural correlation on cognitive skills, but will also guide the importance of posture assessment in individuals with cognitive disorders.
- Conditions
- Posture, Cognitive Function
- Being tested
- The effect of posture on cognitive function in early adolescence athletes
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The effect of posture on cognitive function in early adolescence athletesOther
Posture evaluation:
The form of Corbin et al. will be applied.
Evaluation of cognitive functions:
Basically, the Stroop test will be used, which evaluates the concentration and maintenance of attention depending on time and the task given.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Evaluation of cognitive functions
The Stroop Test TBAG Form consists of four white cards measuring 14.0 cm x 21.5 cm. On each card, there are 6 rows consisting of 4 items arranged randomly. These cards are the 'stimulus' items of the test and the subject has to react to these stimuli, in other words, to perform the 'tasks'. The scores of the test are obtained by scoring the sections separately. In the Turkish version of the test performed by Karakaş et al., it was reported that the completion times of each section could be used. In the first two sections, it is required to read the words on the cards, and in the last three sections, the colors of the words or shapes are named. A stopwatch is used to measure reaction times. Time scores of the test; It is determined as the time from giving the 'start' command until the last item of the card is read/sung.
Measured: 20 April 2023
Evaluation of posture
For posture assessment, the form of Corbin et al. will be applied. Individuals from lateral (head forward tilt, rounded back, shoulder protraction, kyphosis, lordotic changes, abdominal drooping, genu recurvatum, anterior balance) and posteriorly (lateral tilt of the head, shoulder inequality, protrusion of the scapula, scoliosis symptoms, presence of gibosity, lateral curvature of the spine) , hip inequality), each of the postural parameters in the form is scored by the physiotherapist according to its severity (0=absent, 1=mildly severe, 2=moderately severe, 3=good-severe). Postural status is classified according to the total score, by summing the scores of each parameter according to the severity.
Measured: 20 April 2023
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jun 2023
- Study start1 Apr 2023
- Primary completion20 Apr 2023
- Study completion13 Jun 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PostureStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Atılım University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, NAİME ULUG, Atılım University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05914493
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-59394181-604.01.02-62365
- Status last verified
- Jun 2023
- First submitted
- 13 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 22 Jun 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Jun 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Posture on Cognitive Function in Early Adolescence Athletes
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05914493
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-59394181-604.01.02-62365
- Conditions
- Posture, Cognitive Function
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 126 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Atılım UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 20 Apr 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 13 Jun 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
While previous studies focused on the motor system in the analysis of postural functions, recently many researchers have determined that the sensory-cognitive-motor network system is required to determine the correctness of an action. , stroke individuals, Alzheimer's patients, Parkinson's disease, individuals with multiple sclerosis were discussed. In line with these studies, we can say that posture is handled with cognitive skills in people whose physical performance has decreased. However, the relationship between cognitive skills and posture in individuals with high physical performance has been ignored. Understanding posture and cognitive mechanisms is important both for physiotherapists who deal with posture from the neurophysiological aspect and for those who work in the field of psychology who deal with cognitive skills with its psychosocial aspect. The aim of the study is to reveal the relationship between posture and cognitive skills evaluated using the Stroop Test in healthy athletes in early adolescence.
Detailed description
One of the important neuropsychological tests in evaluating cognitive performance is the Stroop Test. Basically, it evaluates the concentration and maintenance of attention depending on the time and the task given. It can also reveal the disruptive effects of perceptions on each other. The most interesting effect of the test is that it relates to changing the perception target or perceptual setup (set). It reveals the ease with which one's perceptual setup can be changed in line with changing demands and especially under a "disruptive influence", the ability to suppress a habitual behavior pattern and to engage in an unusual behavior. These are about flexibility and perceptual setup, attention and behavior shifting abilities. In cases where this ability is insufficient, perseverative, stereotypical, non-adaptive behaviors and difficulties in regulating and controlling motor movements occur. Accordingly, Stroop Test performance reflects the individual's degree of cognitive rigidity-flexibility. These functions are basically related to the frontal lobe activities of the brain. As a matter of fact, excessive impairments in such functions and in the ability to program behavior in general directly indicate a disorder in the frontal regions of the brain. It is stated that the Stroop test is also suitable for examining information-processing speed, automatic and parallel processing in cognitive processes. Indeed, the Stroop Test; It is a critical experimental task often used in the study of information processing speed and automatic and parallel processing models. When the literature is examined, the Stroop Test, which deals with the concept of 'mental flexibility', which is an important pillar of cognitive functions, is evaluated as a short-term standing or sitting posture only during the application of the test, while the possible effect of posture on cognitive functions was ignored by examining the normal postures of individuals. Revealing the relationship between posture and cognitive skills depending on brain areas is important for creating rehabilitation strategies. Revealing the connection between posture and cognitive level will not only reveal the positive effect of postural correlation on cognitive skills, but will also guide the importance of posture assessment in individuals with cognitive disorders.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 15 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- Athletes in early adolescence
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Athletes in early adolescence who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study will be included.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Presence of neurological and/or orthopedic and/or psychopathological disease, Having a history of visual, mental or systematic disease,
- The athlete's medical history has a history of major injury and/or surgery related to the lower extremity and trunk,
- Acute or chronic pain complaints will be determined as exclusion criteria.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The effect of posture on cognitive function in early adolescence athletesPosture evaluation: The form of Corbin et al. will be applied. Evaluation of cognitive functions: Basically, the Stroop test will be used, which evaluates the concentration and maintenance of attention depending on time and the task given. | Other | – |
Primary outcome
Evaluation of cognitive functions
Time frame: 20 April 2023
The Stroop Test TBAG Form consists of four white cards measuring 14.0 cm x 21.5 cm. On each card, there are 6 rows consisting of 4 items arranged randomly. These cards are the 'stimulus' items of the test and the subject has to react to these stimuli, in other words, to perform the 'tasks'. The scores of the test are obtained by scoring the sections separately. In the Turkish version of the test performed by Karakaş et al., it was reported that the completion times of each section could be used. In the first two sections, it is required to read the words on the cards, and in the last three sections, the colors of the words or shapes are named. A stopwatch is used to measure reaction times. Time scores of the test; It is determined as the time from giving the 'start' command until the last item of the card is read/sung.
Evaluation of posture
Time frame: 20 April 2023
For posture assessment, the form of Corbin et al. will be applied. Individuals from lateral (head forward tilt, rounded back, shoulder protraction, kyphosis, lordotic changes, abdominal drooping, genu recurvatum, anterior balance) and posteriorly (lateral tilt of the head, shoulder inequality, protrusion of the scapula, scoliosis symptoms, presence of gibosity, lateral curvature of the spine) , hip inequality), each of the postural parameters in the form is scored by the physiotherapist according to its severity (0=absent, 1=mildly severe, 2=moderately severe, 3=good-severe). Postural status is classified according to the total score, by summing the scores of each parameter according to the severity.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Jun 2023.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Posture and Cognitive Function, run by Atılım University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Evaluation of cognitive functions (time frame: 20 April 2023). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jun 2023.