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The Effect of Brain Endurance Training on Motor Skill Learning in Adolescents With Mild Mental Fatigue

No phase Interventional Mental Fatigue Motor Skill Learning

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Motor Skill Learning, Motor Skill Learning.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Mental Fatigue, Motor Skill Learning. Basic parameters: 18 years — 19 years · Female.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
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Overview

Objective: To investigate the effects of brain endurance training on improving motor skill learning in adolescents with mild mental fatigue. Methods: Fifty-eight adolescents experiencing mild mental fatigue were recruited. A 6-week training program was conducted using a 2 (BET group, control group) × 2 (pre- and post-Stroop task) × 3 (0, 3, 6 weeks) mixed-design experimental design. Assessments included basketball free throws, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS-MF), the 3-minute Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT-B), the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) to assess performance before and after a 30-minute Stroop task.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Motor Skill Learning
    During training, the BET group completed a 20-minute 2-back task \[28\], followed by a 5-minute break, after which they performed free-throw-related physical and technical training. The presentation timing and intervals of the 2-back task stimuli were adjusted every two weeks \[18\]. During testing, the BET group completed 20 free-throw trials and a 1-minute free-throw test \[29\] before and after the 30-minute Stroop task, and underwent PVT-B, VAS-MF, and RPE assessments.
  • Behavioral Motor Skill Learning
    The BET group and the control group underwent physical and technical training related to free throws; the training content, intensity, and workload were identical for both groups. While the BET group performed cognitive tasks, the control group rested in place. During testing, the control group completed a 20-free-throw test and a 1-minute free-throw test \[29\] before and after the 30-minute Stroop task, and underwent PVT-B, VAS-MF, and RPE assessments.

Primary outcome measures

  • Number of Free Throws Made in Basketball [Time frame: From enrollment through Week 3 and then Week 6]
  • Number of Free Throws in 1 Minute [Time frame: From enrollment through Week 3 and then Week 6]
  • Free throws made in 1 minute [Time frame: From enrollment through Week 3 and then Week 6]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • VAS-MF [Time frame: From enrollment through Week 3 and then Week 6]
  • RPE [Time frame: From enrollment through Week 3 and then Week 6]
  • At the time of the reaction [Time frame: From enrollment through Week 3 and then Week 6]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants assessed as having mild mental fatigue using the Mental Fatigue VAS scale
  • No prior experience in learning specific motor skills
  • In good physical health, with no history of central nervous system disorders, musculoskeletal injuries, or mental health conditions

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals with moderate to severe mental fatigue or no mental fatigue
  • Individuals with moderate to severe mental fatigue or no mental fatigue
  • Individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, chronic headaches, ADHD, anxiety, or depression - Individuals who have sustained a musculoskeletal injury within the past month and are unable to complete standardized exercise routines
  • Individuals taking medications that affect central nervous system function on a long-term basis, or who have consumed caffeine, energy drinks, or alcohol within 24 hours prior to the experiment - Individuals with persistent sleep disorders
  • Individuals unable to cooperate in completing cognitive endurance training and motor skill tests.Individuals with a history of traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, chronic headaches, ADHD, anxiety, or depression
  • Individuals who have sustained a musculoskeletal injury within the past month and are unable to complete standardized exercise routines
  • Individuals taking medications that affect central nervous system function on a long-term basis, or who have consumed caffeine, energy drinks, or alcohol within 24 hours prior to the experiment
  • Individuals with persistent sleep disorders - Individuals unable to cooperate in completing cognitive endurance training and motor skill tests.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07746557 · TJUS2025-134

Primary sources (government registries)

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