Frequent Ballgames Training for 9-11 Year Old Schoolchildren
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Body CompositionEchocardiography
- Interventions
- Behavioral: FootballBehavioral: RunningBehavioral: Circuit training
- 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
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
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Training Running Football, circuit training or running 5x12 minutes or 3x 40 minutes Training Football Football, circuit training or running 5x12 minutes or 3x 40 minutes Training Circuit training Football, circuit training or running 5x12 minutes or 3x 40 minutes
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cardiac function 1 year echocardiography
Body composition 1 year dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA-scanning)
- 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