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Physical Exercise for Education ('Fit to Study')

NCT03286725 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20000

Last updated 2022-04-20

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Summary

Neuroscience evidence suggests that physical exercise can influence brain function and structure, both immediately and in the long-term. The 'Fit to Study' project is a randomised controlled trial to test the effects on academic performance (as well as fitness, wellbeing and cognitive function) of a teacher-training intervention designed to optimise the content of PE for brain and cognitive function during secondary school (Year 8) Physical Education (PE) lessons. The project aims to rigorously test the impact of this intervention in 100 state-funded secondary schools.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Mental Health Wellness 1
  • Cognitive Function 1, Social
  • Academic Attainment
  • Fitness Testing

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Education (PE) Programme

A programme of activities for PE lessons has been developed by Oxford Brookes University (in collaboration with Oxfordshire Sport and Physical Activity) to try to optimise the benefit of PE for brain function. Staff from Oxford Brookes University will train PE teachers to deliver this programme. The Intervention involves roughly 20 minutes of prescribed activities per week, to be delivered within school PE lessons.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Oxford

    collaborator OTHER

  • Oxford Brookes University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Helen Dawes · Oxford Brookes University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-01
Primary Completion
2019-07-01
Completion
2020-07-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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