Education and Fitness: EDUFIT Study (EDUFIT)

September 7, 2011 updated by: Universidad de Granada

Effects of a Physical Education Program Focused on Improving Physical Fitness in Adolescents Aged 12-14 Years

EDUFIT is a group-Randomized Controlled Trial specifically designed to enhance physical fitness and other health-related factors in a school setting in adolescents.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Physical fitness is a powerful marker of cardiovascular health already at early stages in life. To promote physical fitness enhancement from the school is therefore needed and this is the main aim of the EDUFIT study (EDUcation for FITness).

The participants were randomly allocated to control group (CG), experimental group 1 (EG1) and experimental group 2 (EG2). The CG received 2 physical education sessions/week, the EG1 received 4 physical education sessions/week (volume increased) and the EG2 received 4 physical education sessions/week of high intensity (volume+intensity increased). Several health-related parameters were assessed before and after a 16-weeks intervention: physical fitness (primary outcome), body composition (secondary), and lipid-metabolic profile, ventilatory parameters, blood pressure, and cognitive and academic performance (tertiary outcomes).

The hypothesis of the EDUFIT project was that to double the number of physical education classes will improve physical fitness in adolescents. The confirmation of the hypothesis could have important public health implications.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Granada, Spain, 18071
        • University of Granada
    • Murcia
      • Alcantarilla, Murcia, Spain, 30820
        • IES Alcántara (Consejería de Educación, Formación y Empleo de la Región de Murcia)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adolescents enrolled in the Spanish Educational System, free of any muscle-skeletal problem not allowing take part in Physical Education lessons or fitness testing.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of diabetes
  • Pregnancy
  • Drugs/alcohol abuse
  • In general, any chronic disease that does not permit the person to perform exercise and physical education lessons.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Normal PE
2 Physical Education sessions / week
Experimental: PE Volume
4 Physical Education sessions/week (increased volume)
School intervention program specifically designed to increase health-related physical fitness
Experimental: PE Volume + Intensity
4 Physical Education sessions/week of high intensity (increased volume and intensity)
School intervention program specifically designed to increase health-related physical fitness

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health-related physical fitness
Time Frame: 4 months
Cardiorespiratory fitness; musculoskeletal fitness; motor fitness.
4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cardiovascular disease risk factors
Time Frame: 4 months
Body composition; lipid-metabolic profile; blood pressure; ventilatory parameters.
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Francisco B Ortega Porcel, PhD, University of Granada (Spain)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

April 5, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2011

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EDUFIT

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