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Improvements in Daily Activity and Exercise in School Children: the ActChild Study

NCT06791278 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2025-01-24

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the health-related effects of an exercise intervention in children aged 5-8 years.

Main research questions:

* Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve physical activity levels in children?
* Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve sleep parameters in children?
* Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve eating behaviors in children?
* Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve quality of life in children?

Study Design:

Participants will be assigned to either:

* Intervention group: Attend 1-2 weekly sessions of 45-60 minutes of child-friendly exercise for 1 year.
* Control group: Receive no intervention.

Data Collection:

Participants will:

* Complete questionnaires at baseline, and at 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year follow-ups.
* Wear accelerometers for 7 consecutive days at baseline, and at 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year follow-ups.

Conditions

  • Healthy Children
  • Children
  • Children in School
  • Child Health
  • Child Behavior
  • Physical Activity
  • Sleep
  • Eating Behaviors
  • Child Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

After-school childcare educators will participate in a professional development course on delivering pedagogical and child-friendly exercise sessions. The children will receive 1-2 weekly sessions of 45-60 minutes of child-friendly exercise during after-school childcare programs. Duration: 1 year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aarhus Municipality, Denmark

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jens M Bruun, Professor · Aarhus University and Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-04
Primary Completion
2032-12-31
Completion
2032-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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