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Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks
Led by New York Institute of Technology · Updated on 2024-11-29
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
36 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Have and regularly use some form of social media
- Able to perform light physical activity such as walking or upper body movement
You will not qualify if you...
- No social media usage
- Color blindness (cognitive tests require color perception)
- ADHD or other known conditions that affect attention and/or concentration
- Current concussion
- Any condition that prevents upper or lower body physical activity
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
NYIT
Old Westbury, New York, United States, 11568
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Research Team
A
Amber Sousa, PhD
CONTACT
J
Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
3
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