Dose-effect of HIIT on Cardiovascular Health of Children Aged 9 to 10 Years Old Participating in a School Based Multidisciplinary Intervention Program: a Pilot Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in cardiorespiratory fitness
Study Overview
Brief Summary
An adequate physical activity level has important effects on cardiovascular health of children. However, the scientific literature suggests that few children meet the physical activity recommendations to obtain these cardiovascular benefits which may have immediate and long term consequences in public health. High intensity interval training (HIIT) has emerged as an effective strategy for improving physical and mental health in children. To note that HIIT can be completed in a shorter period of time and its results in physical health seem to be equivalent to those obtained in longer sessions of traditional aerobic training. However, there is no information about the dose of HIIT needed to obtain significant effects on cardiovascular health of children.
The adoption of healthy dietary habits is also important in the prevention of obesity and cardiovascular diseases.
School-based programs including physical activity and nutritional education have been recommended as important components of programs aiming to prevent obesity and cardiovascular diseases.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 9 Years to 10 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •All school children able to attend the physical education sessions of the school
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children with medical condition that limits physical activity
Arms & Interventions
HIIT two sessions
Two sessions per week of HIIT + nutritional education (1 session/week)
Intervention: High intensity interval training (Behavioral)
HIIT two sessions
Two sessions per week of HIIT + nutritional education (1 session/week)
Intervention: Nutritional education (Behavioral)
HIIT one session
One session per week of HIIT + nutritional education (1 session/week)
Intervention: High intensity interval training (Behavioral)
HIIT one session
One session per week of HIIT + nutritional education (1 session/week)
Intervention: Nutritional education (Behavioral)
Nutritional education
Nutritional education (1 session/week)
Intervention: Nutritional education (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in cardiorespiratory fitness
Time Frame: Change from baseline cardiorespiratory fitness at eight weeks
20m shuttle run test (Alpha battery)
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in speed-agility(Change from baseline speed agility at eight weeks)
- Change in Dietary habits(Change from baseline Dietary habits at eight weeks)
- Change in Ankle-brachial index(Change from baseline Ankle-brachial index at eight weeks)
- Change in Body fat(Change from baseline body fat at eight weeks)
- Change in Muscular strength(Change from baseline Muscular strength at eight weeks)
Investigators
Idoia Labayen
Principal Investigator
Universidad Pública de Navarra