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To assess the changes in brain activation and cerebral blood flow due to mental fatigue in a placebo-controlled study. More specifically we want to assess whether brain activation [measured with Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) functional resonance imaging (fMRI)] is decreased during a Flanker task in a mentally fatigued state and whether this coincides with a decline in cognitive performance. In addition we also want to evaluate whether cerebral blood flow [measured with arterial spin labeled (ASL) fMRI] in a resting state is reduced when mentally fatigued.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Mentally fatiguing task | Experimental | A modified Stroop task of 90 min, partitioned in 8 blocks of 252 stimuli, will be used as mentally fatiguing task. |
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| Control task | Placebo Comparator | In the control task subjects will have to watch a documentary on the same computer screen as that used for the experimental trial for 90 min. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Mental fatigue | Other | A modified Stroop task of 90 min, partitioned in 8 blocks of 252 stimuli, will be used as mentally fatiguing task. The Stroop task requires inhibition and sustained attention on controlled processes. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Blood Oxygen Level Dependent - Signal during a 10-min cognitive task (i.e. Flanker task) | Blood Oxygen Level Dependent - Signal will be measured during a 10-min Flanker task that will be completed immediately before and after the 90-min task (i.e. documentary in control trial; stroop task in intervention trial) | Blood Oxygen Level Dependent - Signal will be measured during a 10-min Flanker task that will be completed immediately prior and after the 90-min task that is completed in both trials. |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group | Brussels | (non-US) | 1050 | Belgium |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 35964356 | Derived | Van Cutsem J, Van Schuerbeek P, Pattyn N, Raeymaekers H, De Mey J, Meeusen R, Roelands B. A drop in cognitive performance, whodunit? Subjective mental fatigue, brain deactivation or increased parasympathetic activity? It's complicated! Cortex. 2022 Oct;155:30-45. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2022.06.006. Epub 2022 Jun 30. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005222 | Mental Fatigue |
| ID | Term |
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| D005221 | Fatigue |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
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| Control | Other | In the control task subjects will have to watch a documentary on the same computer screen as that used for the experimental trial. These documentaries are chosen based on their emotionally neutral, yet engaging content. |
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| D001519 | Behavior |