Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks

Part of paid clinical trials in Old Westbury, New York.

Sponsor
New York Institute of Technology
Study ID
NCT06710678
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Executive Function (Cognition)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Physical Activity Study Break — BEHAVIORAL
    A 10-minute walking/upper extremity light movement indoor break from study session
  • Social Media Study Break — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will engage in social media use/engagement during a 10-minute study session break

Study Details

This study aims to expand on previous findings and compare the effects of an active break (ten minutes of walking or upper body movement), a digital break (ten minutes of phone use), and no break on memory and attention in medical students after a prolonged period of studying. The List Learning Task, Stroop Test, and Sustained Attention to Response Task will be administered to measure memory, executive function, and attention, respectively. Information on how different types of breaks affect memory and attention may prompt medical students to be more mindful and intentional of the way they spend their time in between studying.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 19, 2024
Status verified
Nov 2024
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2025
Completion
Aug 1, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Social Media Study Break
    Medical students will engage in a 10 minute social media study break
  • Active Comparator: Physical Activity Study Break
    Medical student will engage in a 10 minute light physical activity study break
  • No Intervention: No study break
    Medical students will continue to study instead of a break

Primary Outcome Measure

Sustained Attention to Response Task [ Time Frame: from enrollment until the end of their partipation which lasts one day ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
NYITOld WestburyNew York11568-

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