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Active School. A School-based Intervention to Increase Childrens Daily Physical Activity Level.

NCT03436355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 449

Last updated 2018-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study seeks to explore whether increased physical activity in school affects children's executive function, aerobic Fitness and childrens self-regulation. The "Active school" study was a 10-month randomized controlled trial. The sample included 449 children (10-11 years old) in five intervention and four control schools. The weekly interventions were 2×45 minutes physically active academic lessons, 5×10 minutes physically active breaks, and 5×10 minutes physically active homework. Aerobic fitness was measured using a 10-minute interval running test. Executive function was tested using four cognitive tests (Stroop, verbal fluency, digit span, and Trail Making). A composite score for executive function was computed and used in analyses.

Self-regulation was measured by the Child Behavior Rating Scale.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Aerobic Fitness
  • Executive Function

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity

The "Active school" study was a 10-month randomized controlled trial.The weekly interventions were 2×45 minutes physically active academic lessons, 5×10 minutes physically active breaks, and 5×10 minutes physically active homework.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Municipality of Stavanger

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Rogaland County Council

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Regional Research Fund, Norway

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Stavanger

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elaine Munthe, PhD · University of Stavanger

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30
Completion
2015-06-30

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