The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training and Body Composition on Cognition

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso12 enrolled

Overview

This study, titled The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training (FWRT) on Cognitive Function Explored through Eye Tracking, will be a randomized double-blind clinical trial aimed at evaluating how FWRT influences cognitive processing in healthy young adults. Eye-tracking technology will be used to measure reading metrics and DXA scans will be used to measure body composition before and after a 10-week FWRT intervention. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group, which will undergo a 10-week FWRT program, or a control group. This study will provide insights into the potential benefits of free weight resistance training on the cognitive performance of text processing tasks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cognitive Performance

Interventions

Participants in the experimental group will perform free weight resistance training sessions focused on push, pull, and leg movement patterns. The program will last for 10 weeks, progressively increasing in load and intensity. The intervention will be designed to improve the participants' physical strength and observe how these changes affect their cognitive performance.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * University students between the ages of 18 and 30. * Healthy individuals with no recent participation (last six months) in physical training programs. * Normal or corrected-to-normal vision. Exclusion Criteria: * Physical or health limitations that prevent participation in a resistance training program. * Current involvement in other physical training programs. * Visual impairments that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cognitive Measures (Eye-Tracking Metrics)

Cognitive metrics (as text processing metrics) will be measured through an eye-tracking device (EyeLink Portable Duo), with the following key metrics: * First Pass Reading Times: Total time spent on fixations during the first pass of reading within an area of interest. * Total Reading Times: The sum of the durations of all fixations within an area of interest, including revisits to previously read areas. * Other eye-tracking or comprehension measures could also be used.

Time frame: Up to 10 weeks post-intervention