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Impact of Functional Strength Training Speeds on Executive Functions in 6-12-Year-Old Children.

NCT06205264 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-01-12

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Summary

The cognitive development in children involves fundamental changes in their thinking and understanding of the environment, enhancing skills such as attention, memory, and problem-solving. This development is linked to intelligence and mental processes, positively affecting academic performance. The prefrontal cortex, the seat of executive functions, undergoes maturation, crucial for planning and behavior regulation. Factors such as rest, language learning, and physical activity influence these functions. The study highlights the interconnection between executive functions and cognitive development in children, emphasizing the importance of early stimulation. Physical activity, especially strength training, emerges as a determinant in improving cognition and executive functions, with intensity playing a crucial role. Therefore, the aim is to investigate the effect of strength training, focusing on increased intentional execution speed compared to a constant low-speed approach.

Conditions

  • Strength Training
  • Executive Function
  • Child

Interventions

OTHER

Strength training at high and low speeds.

The training program will last for 8 weeks with a frequency of 3 sessions per week. Session duration will be 40-60 minutes, depending on the week within the developed schedule. To form the groups, participants will be randomly divided into two groups. On one hand, the explosive group will perform exercises in less time with faster movements, while the conventional group will execute the training with slower movements. The entire session will be designed and supervised by three exercise specialists. Each child must have a written informed consent completed by their parent/guardian. Three days of strength training will be conducted following WHO recommendations, emphasizing multi-joint exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Seville

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-15
Primary Completion
2024-02-01
Completion
2024-05-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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