Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05914493 |
| Other study ID # |
E-59394181-604.01.02-62365 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Completed |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
April 1, 2023 |
| Est. completion date |
June 13, 2023 |
Study information
| Verified date |
June 2023 |
| Source |
Atilim University |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical 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. , 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.
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.
