Brief Physical Activity Program to Increase Physical Fitness in Elementary School Children

July 25, 2014 updated by: Rebecca Hayes, Marshall University

The Effects of a Brief Physical Activity Program on Elementary School Students' Physical Fitness

The investigators hypothesized that the addition of 6 minutes of exercise during the school day would increase physical fitness in elementary school students as demonstrated by longer distances run in 2 minutes and a decrease in heart rate at the end of the exercise.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Intervention group played music for 6 minutes each morning in addition to recess and physical activity classes. Baseline fitness data and after-intervention data were compared.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

300

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

    • West Virginia
      • Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25755
        • Marshall University

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All students were invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lack of parental consent

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control School
Control School received no intervention.
Experimental: 6 minutes activity
Implementation of 6 minutes of physical activity daily into the school day routine. Children can jog in place, do jumping jacks or dance.
Group added 6 minutes of physical activity daily during school day.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline to After Intervention in 75 Foot Laps Completed in 2 Minutes
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks later

Subjects run for 2 minutes around cone separated by 75ft. One lap was one 75 foot length completed.

Difference in laps completed from baseline was taken.

Baseline to 12 weeks later
Change From Baseline to After Intervention for After-Exercise Heart Rate
Time Frame: Baseline to 12 weeks later

Immediate cool-down, after-exercise heart rate was taken.

Difference in heart rate from baseline measurements is reported

Baseline to 12 weeks later

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rebecca H Hayes, M.D., Marshall University

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

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

March 14, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 15, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 25, 2014

Last Verified

July 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 498505-2

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