| Approved on: | 2025-04-11 |
| Brief purpose of the study: | The purpose of this study is to identify the motor and cognitive test combination that creates the greatest interference for recreationally active athletes, mimicking the activities they experience during sport using a portable, inexpensive motor function assessment platform developed by the Mizzou Motion Analysis Center. |
| Brief summary of what participants will be asked to do: | The research will test 30 recreational athletes aged 18–35 years old using athletic activities such as balance, including single leg and dual leg standing on a Bosu ball and foam, and jumping and hopping activities, including counter movement jump, all with and without cognitive tasks. Cognitive tasks will consist of responding to lights and sounds for decision-making, counting, math, attention, and verbal fluency-type activities. |
| Basic eligibility criteria: | Inclusion criteria include healthy recreational adults from 18-35 years old who have been active in at least 1 recreational sports team in the past year; exclusion criteria include history of musculoskeletal injury or concussion in the past 6 months, color blindness, significant deficits in hearing or vision that are uncorrected, and clinically relevant neurological and neuromuscular disorders. |
| Study contact for more information: | Trent Guess, PhD at guesstr@health.missouri.edu |
| IRB Number: | 2125873 MU |
