Frequent Ballgames Training for 9-11 Year Old Schoolchildren

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Body Composition; Echocardiography

• Registration Number: NCT02000492
• Lead Sponsor: University of Copenhagen

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-06
• Status Verified: 2016-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2016-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 423

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body composition	1 year	dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA-scanning)
Cardiac function	1 year	echocardiography

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive effect	1 year	computer based tests for cognitive and learning effects

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Municipality of Frederikssund; 🇩🇰 Frederikssund, Denmark