RECRUITING

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

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

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.

Official Title

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

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-11-19
Study Completion:2025-08-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06710678

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * have and regularly use some form of social media
  2. * able to perform light physical activity such as walking or upper body movement
  1. * no social media usage
  2. * color blindness (cognitive tests require color perception)
  3. * ADHD or other known conditions that affect attention and/or concentration,
  4. * current concussion
  5. * any condition that prevents upper or lower body physical activity.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Amber Sousa, PhD
CONTACT
516-686-7698
asousa@nyit.edu
Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, PhD
CONTACT
516-686-1300
jdonoghu@nyit.edu

Principal Investigator

Amber Sousa, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
NYIT COM

Study Locations (Sites)

NYIT
Old Westbury, New York, 11568
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: New York Institute of Technology

  • Amber Sousa, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, NYIT COM

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-11-19
Study Completion Date2025-08-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-11-19
Study Completion Date2025-08-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • study breaks
  • social media
  • executive function
  • memory
  • medical students

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Executive Function (Cognition)