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The aim of the research is to evaluate the influence of physical and cognitive load as pre-mission activity on the soldier's physical and cognitive performance, in compare to physical load alone.
In order to do so, 12 healthy subjects will perform stimulated road march using a virtual reality environment combined with cognitive load and without, and their physical and cognitive performance will be evaluated by tests before and after.
12 young, healthy civilian volunteers will participate in this study. After reading and signing an informed consent form, all subjects will undergo medical examination which includes ECG, anthropometric measurements and Vo2max test.
Afterwards, the subjects will perform randomly 3 experimental days, each consist of physical and cognitive performance evaluation before and after simulated road march using a virtual reality environment; once without additional load, once combining cognitive load during the road march, and once without physical load (without march, waiting between evaluations) as control.
The experiment will take place in a dome room, and the systems being used are:
cognitive tasks for example: navigation, identification and remembering cars/aircraft.
Physical and cognitive performance will be evaluated at each experimental day, before and after performing the protocol. at the end of the march, cognitive performance will be evaluated by validated tests on laptop (SYNWIN activity research services) and executive function evaluation based on Trail Making Test (TMT), afterwards, Physical performance will be evaluated by HRV and time to exhaustion test (30 min after the end of cognitive tests).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| research arm | Experimental | 12 young, healthy civilian volunteers will participate in this study. The experiment will take place in a dome room. The experiment will be performed according to the protocol of using CAREN and MOTEK systems:
each subject will undergo the same experiment protocol. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| protocol of using CAREN and MOTEK systems | Other | The subjects will perform randomly 3 experimental days (at least weak between one to another):
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| cognitive performance (composite) | grade will be calculated according to the subject's performance in the computerized tests (SYNWIN activity research services) at the virtual reality environment . performance evaluation is based on the parameters: concentration, memory, visual perception, data processing capability, response time and multitasking. | 3 experimental days |
| executive function | executive function will be evaluated based on the validated Trail Making Test (TMT). | 3 experimental days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| lactic acid | lactic acid is a marker for anaerobic effort evaluating, lactic acid level is assessed from blood drop (finger sting) using lactate scout analyzer. lactic acid will be measured before and after time to exhaustion test. | 3 experimental days |
| heart rate variability |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ofir Frenkel, M.D | Contact | +972529243399 | Ofir.Frenkel@sheba.health.gov.il |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ofir Frenkel, M.D | Sheba Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sheba medical center | Tel Litwinsky | Ramat- Gan | Israel |
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HRV will be measured during rest and effort using a wearable heart rate monitor (Polar® sensor and heart rate monitor watch). |
| 3 experimental days |