Frequent Ballgames Training for 9-11 Year Old Schoolchildren

N/ACompletedNCT02000492

University of Copenhagen423 enrolled

Overview

Inactivity among schoolchildren is a challenge to public health and for the municipality in particular. This study´s aim is to evaluate the cognitive and physical as well as social and fitness adaptations, and learning outcomes of short- and long term ball training for 9-11 years old girls and boys, and to determine to what extend the organisation (5x12 minutes og 3x40 minute a week) and type of training (ball games, circuit training or running) influence the magnitude of response.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

423

Conditions

Body Composition Echocardiography

Interventions

FootballBEHAVIORAL

RunningBEHAVIORAL

Circuit trainingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 9 YearsMax age: 11 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 9-11 years old girls and boys in 3rd grade in schools in Frederikssund and Copenhagen Exclusion Criteria: * Children with severe mental or physical disabilities

Locations (1)

Municipality of Frederikssund

Frederikssund, Denmark, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cardiac function

echocardiography

Time frame: 1 year

Body composition

dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA-scanning)

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Cognitive effect

computer based tests for cognitive and learning effects

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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