MedTrace Logo

Impact of Active Breaks in Elementary School Children

NCT06684808 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 159

Last updated 2024-11-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of Active Breaks on motor, academic and cognitive performance in elementary school children.

Conditions

  • Physical Performance
  • Cognitive Performance
  • Academic Acheivement

Interventions

OTHER

Fitness

The Fitness group engaged in active breaks aimed at improving cardiovascular efficiency. These breaks were designed to provide moderate to vigorous physical activity, incorporating both strength and aerobic exercises such as squats, jumping jacks, lunges, and running in place. Children were instructed to imitate the teacher's movements.

OTHER

Creative

The Creative group participated in active breaks that combined cognitive-creative and physical demands, incorporating activities like improvisations, dramatizations of events or short stories, simulation, and imitation games. These activities aimed to stimulate the creative process and enhance emotional expression within environmental constraints. Constraints, set by the teacher-such as specific rules, partner positioning, or speed of execution-limited movement options, encouraging students to explore new solutions to complete each task.

OTHER

Combined

The Combined group took active breaks by combining the Fitness protocol in the first break and the Creative protocol in the second.

OTHER

Control

Regular physical activity at school during the weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alessandra di Cagno

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Giuseppe Calcagno

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Giovanni Fiorilli

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Andrea Buonsenso

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Molise

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-01
Primary Completion
2024-04-30
Completion
2024-05-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06684808 on ClinicalTrials.gov