Physical activity (PA) is insufficient in children with three quarters of them who do not meet the WHO's recommendations. Physical inactivity is growing during adolescence; in part due to the time spend in sedentary behaviors at school. The recent literature is highlighting the importance of physical activity on academic achievement, physical fitness and academic achievement in children. In addition, deleterious effects of sedentary behaviors have been demonstrated. At school, many strategies have been settled to break the prolonged sitting time. The use of workstations is one of them and allows to reduce sedentary time at school and increases physical activity without interrupting class. Active workstations like bike desks have demonstrated their effectiveness on physical activity but their effects have not been evaluated in primary school in France. In addition, few studies have evaluated the effects of bike desk use on the child's cognitive abilities. The main objective of this project is to measure the variations linked to the use of bike desks (desk with pedals) for an average of 1h45mn per week (30min 3 to 4 times per week) for 13 weeks during school time in primary school pupils (aged 8 to 11 years) on the cognitive abilities (mental flexibility, working memory and inhibition) of children. Our hypothesis is that the use of the bike desk for 1h45 per week will induce an increase in the attention and cognitive capacities (mental flexibility, working memory and inhibition) of the children. Other improvements that should be identified are the child's body composition, the classroom climate and the well-being of pupils and teachers. The children's physical capacities could also be increased, beyond what is expected given the normal evolution during the year.
Two prospective schools have given their prior agreement : Sevigne Lafaye (Vichy) and Pierre Brossolette (Riom). The use of the bike desks in the classroom is part of the school project and will start at the same time as the study. There are 4 bike-desks in each class: 3 for the children and 1 for the teacher. Students pedaling during an overall of 13 weeks (7 weeks and 6 weeks) separated of one evaluation session week (T1). During weeks with evaluation sessions, children will not use bike desk. All children will therefore use the bike desks but only those who have signed the consent form. An information meeting will be proposed in each school (visit 1). Then, subjects will have a pre-inclusion visit during a medical consultation where the eligibility criteria to participate in this study will be checked (visit 2). The children who have given their consent will have to participate in different evaluation sessions: baseline (T0), between to two pedaling sessions (T1) and at the end of the second session (T2). They are two parts of assessments for each session (T0, T1, T2): * Cognitive test and the physical activity attraction test (visits 3, 5, 7) * Body composition and physical capacity assessment (visits 4, 6, 8) Questionnaires will also be part of the assessment (T1 and T2).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
75
Children will use bike desks for 13 weeks during school time
CHU clermont-ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Students cognitive abilities
Time to complete the Trail Making Test part A and B (seconds)
Time frame: Week 0
Students cognitive abilities
Time to complete the Trail Making Test part A and B (seconds)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Students cognitive abilities
Time to complete the Trail Making Test part A and B (seconds)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Weight
Weight (kg) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan)
Time frame: Week 0
Body composition (body mass index)
Body mass index (kg/m\^2) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan) by combining weight and height
Time frame: Week 0
Body composition (body fat mass)
Body fat mass (%) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan)
Time frame: Week 0
Weight
Weight (kg) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Body composition (body mass index)
Body mass index (kg/m\^2) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan) by combining weight and height
Time frame: 7 weeks
Body composition (body fat mass)
Body fat mass (%) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Weight
Weight (kg) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Body composition (body mass index)
Body mass index (kg/m\^2) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan) by combining weight and height
Time frame: 13 weeks
Body composition (body fat mass)
Body fat mass (%) will be assessed by bioimpedance analysis with Tanita MC-780 (Tanita Corp., Tokyo, Japan)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Physical fitness (cardio-respiratory capacity)
Cardio-respiratory capacity will be assessed with 20 m shuttle test (ml.mn.kg-1)
Time frame: Week 0
Physical fitness (cardio-respiratory capacity)
Cardio-respiratory capacity will be assessed with 20 m shuttle test (ml.mn.kg-1)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Physical fitness (cardio-respiratory capacity)
Cardio-respiratory capacity will be assessed with 20 m shuttle test (ml.mn.kg-1)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Physical fitness (muscular strength)
Muscular strength will be assessed with Standing Broad Jump test (cm), Countermovement Jump test (cm) and Throw Medicine Ball test (cm)
Time frame: Week 0
Physical fitness (upper limbs muscular strength)
Muscular strength will be assessed with Handgrip test (kg)
Time frame: Week 0
Physical fitness (muscular strength)
Muscular strength will be assessed with Standing Broad Jump test (cm), Countermovement Jump test (cm) and Throw Medicine Ball test (cm)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Physical fitness (upper limbs muscular strength)
Muscular strength will be assessed with Handgrip test (kg)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Physical fitness (muscular strength)
Muscular strength will be assessed with Standing Broad Jump test (cm), Countermovement Jump test (cm) and Throw Medicine Ball test (cm)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Physical fitness (upper limbs muscular strength)
Muscular strength will be assessed with Handgrip test (kg)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Physical fitness (motor skills)
Motor skills will be assessed with the time to complete an obstacle course (seconds)
Time frame: Week 0
Physical fitness (motor skills)
Motor skills will be assessed with the time to complete an obstacle course (seconds)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Physical fitness (motor skills)
Motor skills will be assessed with the time to complete an obstacle course (seconds)
Time frame: 13 weeks
Implicit and explicit attraction to physical activity
Implicit and explicit attraction to physical activity will be assessed with Activity Preference Assessment (APA) computer test
Time frame: Week 0
Implicit and explicit attraction to physical activity
Implicit and explicit attraction to physical activity will be assessed with Activity Preference Assessment (APA) computer test
Time frame: 7 weeks
Implicit and explicit attraction to physical activity
Implicit and explicit attraction to physical activity will be assessed with Activity Preference Assessment (APA) computer test
Time frame: 13 weeks
Teachers' perceptions of students' well-being
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: Week 0
Teachers' perceptions of students' well-being
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 7 weeks
Teachers' perceptions of students' well-being
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 13 weeks
Students and teachers' perceived well-being
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated with smiley or rating from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 7 weeks
Students and teachers' perceived well-being
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated with smiley or rating from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 13 weeks
Classroom climate/atmosphere
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 7 weeks
Classroom climate/atmosphere
Questionnaire created by the National Education. Items will be rated from 1 to 5: 1 unsatisfactory; 2 marginally satisfactory; 3 neutral; 4 satisfactory; 5 very satisfactory. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 13 weeks
Possible factors of failure of the strategy
Questionnaire: socioeconomical level of parents, reason for refusal to participate , parents feeling, students feeling, teachers feeling. Higher scores mean a better outcome.
Time frame: 13 weeks
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