The Effects of a Brief Physical Activity Program on Elementary School Students' Physical Fitness
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Marshall University
- Enrollment
- 300
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change From Baseline to After Intervention in 75 Foot Laps Completed in 2 Minutes
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesized that the addition of 6 minutes of exercise during the school day would increase physical fitness in elementary school students as demonstrated by longer distances run in 2 minutes and a decrease in heart rate at the end of the exercise.
Detailed Description
Intervention group played music for 6 minutes each morning in addition to recess and physical activity classes. Baseline fitness data and after-intervention data were compared.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •All students were invited to participate.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Lack of parental consent
Arms & Interventions
Control School
Control School received no intervention.
6 minutes activity
Implementation of 6 minutes of physical activity daily into the school day routine. Children can jog in place, do jumping jacks or dance.
Intervention: 6 minutes activity (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change From Baseline to After Intervention in 75 Foot Laps Completed in 2 Minutes
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks later
Subjects run for 2 minutes around cone separated by 75ft. One lap was one 75 foot length completed. Difference in laps completed from baseline was taken.
Change From Baseline to After Intervention for After-Exercise Heart Rate
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks later
Immediate cool-down, after-exercise heart rate was taken. Difference in heart rate from baseline measurements is reported
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Rebecca Hayes
Resident Physician
Marshall University