Do physical fitness,exams marks and the brain functioning, of a school going child, depend on each other?

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy adolescents

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/07/014921
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Sonam Jain

Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Physical fitness inchildren and adolescents determines their health status and predicts if theyare prone to co-morbidities that may extend in adulthood. The initialliterature on the benefits of being physically fit were limited to themusculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems. The recent trends have shownthat physical fitness has an effect on the neurological system as well.Physical inactivity, childhood obesity and sedentary life in school going ageis a growing threat to the health domain, across the world. The World HealthOrganization reports that 81% of the adolescents do not keep up to the dailyrecommendations of physical activity. In countries like India, a steady declinein the physical fitness has been seen, especially in the urban school children.This is because they spend an average of 8 to 9 hours weekly in additionaltuitions or coaching classes. Their “play†time is being reduced and they areforced to “study†in those hours to keep up their academics in this competitiveworld.Considering physical inactivity to be a problem in today’s worldand the growing evidences on physical fitness being related to cognition andacademic performance, there is a need to explore more on these relationships.Thus, this study aims to find the correlation between physical fitness,academic performance and cognitive functions in adolescent urban schoolchildren.

HYPOTHESIS: There will be anassociation between physical fitness, academic performance and cognitivefunction.

CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: If an associationis found between these three domains, it will help change one’s perspectiveabout exams. Children will indulge more in physical activities. This will notonly improve their physical health but also have an effect on the mentalhealth.

FUTURE SCOPE: Further studies mayinclude interventional programs in addition to the school physical trainingsessions to find the added benefits of a scheduled exercise program.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-13
• Study Start: 2018-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Children from 7th to 9th standard (12-14 years) 2.
• Both males and females.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with any known cardiovascular, musculoskeletal or neurological disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale	1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test- 20 mins | 2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI- 10 mins | 3. Academic performance: Exam marks- 10 mins | 4. Cognitive function: Stroop test- 5 mins | 5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale- 5 mins | 6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire- 5 mins
1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test	1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test- 20 mins | 2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI- 10 mins | 3. Academic performance: Exam marks- 10 mins | 4. Cognitive function: Stroop test- 5 mins | 5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale- 5 mins | 6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire- 5 mins
4. Cognitive function: Stroop test	1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test- 20 mins | 2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI- 10 mins | 3. Academic performance: Exam marks- 10 mins | 4. Cognitive function: Stroop test- 5 mins | 5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale- 5 mins | 6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire- 5 mins
2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI	1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test- 20 mins | 2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI- 10 mins | 3. Academic performance: Exam marks- 10 mins | 4. Cognitive function: Stroop test- 5 mins | 5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale- 5 mins | 6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire- 5 mins
3. Academic performance: Exam marks	1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test- 20 mins | 2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI- 10 mins | 3. Academic performance: Exam marks- 10 mins | 4. Cognitive function: Stroop test- 5 mins | 5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale- 5 mins | 6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire- 5 mins
6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire	1. Aerobic capacity: PACER test- 20 mins | 2. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI- 10 mins | 3. Academic performance: Exam marks- 10 mins | 4. Cognitive function: Stroop test- 5 mins | 5. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale- 5 mins | 6. Lifestyle habits: Questionnaire- 5 mins

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Anthropometric measures: Height, weight and BMI	2. Socioeconomic status: Modified Kuppuswamy scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy; 🇮🇳 Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Sancheti Institute College of Physiotherapy

🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Sonam Jain

Principal investigator

9763343187

dr.sonam.jain01@gmail.com