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Attention Capacity and Before-school Physical Activity Intervention Program

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Behavior
Child Behavior
Physical Activity
Interventions
Behavioral: Active-Start intervention
Behavioral: No Intervention
Registration Number
NCT03893149
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Santo Tomas
Brief Summary

Despite the evidence and the potential of physical activity related to cognition and academic performance in children, the effects of a before-school physical activity program on these parameters remains unknown.

Detailed Description

Despite public health concerns and the extensively documented health benefits of physical activity, a large proportion of Chilean children do not meet the physical activity recommendations (Aguilar-Farias et al., 2018). Since most children spend a majority of their waking hours at school, this environment is appropriate for the implementation of preventive interventions, particularly those that include activities promoting physical activity (Naylor \& McKay, 2009). With the absence of opportunities for physical activity during the school day, before-school programs have become a popular option to help children increasing their physical activity levels (Stylianou, van der Mars, et al., 2016). Although several recent studies support a positive effect of before school-based physical activity on health (Westcott, Puhala, Colligan, Loud, \& Cobbett, 2015), less literature has evaluate the cognitive outcomes (Stylianou, Kulinna, et al., 2016) such as attention capacity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  • All students in fourth grade (aged 8-10 years)
  • Children's parents/caregivers will give their written consent to the children's participation.
  • Collaboration in the family to respond to questionnaires
Exclusion Criteria
  • Children with some physical pathology or medical contraindication to perform physical exercise
  • Diagnosed with learning disabilities or mental disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Active-Start interventionNo InterventionSupervised exercise training
Active-Start interventionActive-Start interventionSupervised exercise training
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Selective attentionChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

The D2- Test were used as indicators of selective attention

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fat free massChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Was recorded by bioelectrical impedance analysis

Muscular strengthChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

The handgrip test, each child performed the test twice with each hand, and the maximum value of each hand was taken and averaged

Standing long jump testChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

The longest attempt from 3 was recorded (centimeters) and multiplied by the body weight to obtain an absolute measurement

Cardiorespiratory fitnessChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed through the 20-m shuttle-run test and the total number of completed laps was registered

Blood pressureChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Blood pressure was recorded by a automatic sphygmomanometer with the arm supported at heart level after sitting quietly for 10 min

Waist circumferenceChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Waist circumference was measured in the horizontal plane at the superior border of the right iliac crest.

Body fat percentageChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Was recorded by bioelectrical impedance analysis

Academic performanceChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Was recorded by 2018-2019 year final exam scores

Body mass indexChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

Weight and height were used to calculate BMI (weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters).

4x10-m shuttle-run testChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

The speed-agility was assessed twice using the 4 x 10-m shuttle-run test and the fastest completion time (seconds) was recorded

Executive functionChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

The D2- Test were used as indicators of cognitive flexibility

Mediterranean dietChange from Baseline and 8-weeks immediately after the interventions ends

This information was self-reported by the children withguided assistance by a trained psychologis with Mediterranean diet (Kidmed) tool

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

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Santiago de Chile, Chile

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