CompletedNCT06602700Updated Sep 19, 2024

Effects of High-intensity Interval Training and Moderate-intensity Continuous Training on Functioning of Attentional Networks and Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Adults

An interventional study of HIIT and MICT in Healthy Adults, sponsored by Beijing Sport University. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-19.

Sponsored by Beijing Sport University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

Registered 1 year 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2023, registered Sep 2024).

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 36
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 18 Years to 25 Years
Sex: All

Study summary

This study investigated the effects of HIIT and MICT on functioning of attentional networks and explored the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and these networks in healthy adults.

Conditions studied

Healthy Adults

Keywords

high-intensity interval training
moderate-intensity continuous training
attention networks
heart rate variability

In context

Lead sponsor

Beijing Sport University is the lead sponsor of 51 studies on the registry; 9 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 18 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: Yes

Inclusion criteria

normal or corrected-to-normal vision
normal auditory function without any reading disorders
right-handed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

color blindness
color weakness
dyslexia
history of smoking
cardiovascular diseases
personal or family history of mental illness

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Crossover assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment: 36 participants (actual)

Study arms

Experimental
HIIT intervention
Behavioral: HIIT
Experimental
MICT intervention
Behavioral: MICT
No intervention
Rest control

Interventions

BehavioralHIIT
high-intensity interval training
BehavioralMICT
moderate-intensity continuous training

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

reaction times of the ANT-I task
ANT-I: Attention Network Test for Interactions
Time frame: immediately after interventions
accuracy of the ANT-I task
ANT-I: Attention Network Test for Interactions
Time frame: immediately after interventions
HR
HR: heart rate
Time frame: immediately after interventions
heart rate variability
Time frame: immediately after interventions

Study locations

1 site

Sports, Exercise and Brain Sciences Laboratory, Sports Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100084, China
Beijing, Haidian district 100084, China

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 19, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT06602700
Lead sponsor: Beijing Sport University
Responsible party: Sponsor
First posted: Sep 19, 2024
Start date: Feb 22, 2023
Primary completion: Sep 30, 2023
Completion: Dec 31, 2023
Last update: Sep 19, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

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