Exergaming Improves Executive Functions in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies indicate that participation in exercise-related games can improve executive function, attention processing, and visuospatial skills.

Objective

The aim of this study was to investigate whether exercise via exergaming (EXG) can improve executive function in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Methods

A total of 22 MetS patients were recruited and randomly assigned to an EXG group or a treadmill exercise (TE) group. The reaction time (RT) and electrophysiological signals from the frontal (Fz), central (Cz), and parietal (Pz) cortices were collected during a Stroop task after 12 weeks of exercise.

Results

During the Stroop congruence (facilitation) judgment task, both the EXG and TE groups showed significantly faster RT after 12 weeks

SUBMITTER: Wu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693301 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature