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Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * have and regularly use some form of social media * able to perform light physical activity such as walking or upper body movement Exclusion Criteria: * 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.
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Physical Activity Study Break (behavioral)
- Social Media Study Break (behavioral)
Sponsor: New York Institute of Technology · Participants: 120 · Started: Nov 19, 2024
Contact the study team
- Amber Sousa, PhD · Phone: 516-686-7698
- Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, PhD · Phone: 516-686-1300
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06710678
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | NYIT, Old Westbury |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.