Effect of High-intensity Intermittent Games on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Composition in Children (HIIG)

October 17, 2017 updated by: Grupo Lusófona
This study will assess the effectiveness of a high-intensity intermittent games intervention (HIIG) on cardiorespiratory fitness and corporal composition. Fifty-four children, aged 9-12 years, will be randomised into an HIIG or moderate-intensity games (MIG) group. Before and after the intervention, participants complete cardiorespiratory fitness and corporal composition test. The hypothesis states that there is an improvement in the cardiorespiratory fitness and in the body composition implementing high-intensity intermittent games.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background

Physical activity is associated with many health benefits, but most children fail to meet the international recommendation. This is a concerning matter for the future health-care population, as cardio-metabolic risk factors in children and adolescents can lead to coronary heart disease, metabolic diseases (obesity, type II diabetes) and mortality in adulthood.

According to children participated in different types of physical activity or early sports practice in the first stages of life has been positively associated with lower occurrence of chronic diseases in adulthood. Ultimately, daily participation in outdoor games, fitness activities, and recreational sports will be a major factor in the improvement of health and well-being of children and adolescents.

Unlike adults, children's habitual physical activity patterns are highly intermittent in nature, characterised by rapid changes from rest to vigorous physical activity.

High-intensity intermittent training (HIIT) describes physical exercise as a brief, intermittent burst of vigorous activity, interspersed by rest periods or low-intensity exercise. HIIT offers infinite variations with the specific physiological adaptations induced by this form of training determined by several factors including the precise nature of the exercise stimulus. In recent years HIIT has received great scientific interest, the studies have examined the physiological effects of HIIT in children and adolescents and reported positive findings on cardiorespiratory fitness, fat-free mass index, a change in body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat.

Objective The objective of the study is to verify the effects of a high-intensity intermittent games intervention (HIIG) versus a moderate intensity group on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in children. The hypotheses formulated was: high-intensity intermittent games intervention contribute to the improvement cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in children.

Methods

Study Setting This study is performed in a public school setting in the city of Valparaiso, Chile.

Participants timeline Will be recruited through information to the parents 54 children from 8 to 12 years old belonging to a public school of Valparaiso, Chile.

Interventions The intervention will last for 12-weeks, each group included participation in twice-week 40 minutes exercise sessions. In HIIG children took part in 5 games per session; 2 velocity games and 3 small-sided games (such 3 vs 3 and 4 vs 4). This session included 4 minutes games and 2 minutes recovery. In MIG children took part in 5 games per session. This session included 4 minutes games and 3 minutes recovery. A standardised warm-up protocol consisting of 5 minutes of running and stretching is performed before each training session. Cool down is after class 5 minutes of static stretching.

The intensity will be continuously monitored during each session through heart rate (Polar M400, Finland) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE). The intervention will be based on the protocols described by different authors of the area.

These sessions will be conducted inside of the children's normal physical education lessons. A Physical Education Professor will make the interventions. Thus, the study will be divided into four moments: T1 (recruitment and screening), T2 assessment before the intervention, and T3 and T4 for assessment after intervention and assessment follow up.

Sample size The sample is calculated a with variance analysis (ANOVA one way) (one independent variable) with an anticipated statistical power of 0.95, an error probability of 0.05, and effect size of 0.5, predicted that the appropriate sample size for the present study is 54 participants (G-power program 3.1.3, Germany).

The subject sample is comprised of 54 elementary school students aged 9-12 years. Participants and their parents had to sign a written consent containing all the information of the study prior to the commencing day.

Statistical analysis The normality distribution of the data will be checked with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. All data will be expressed as averages and standard deviations (DS).

ANOVA will be used to ensure that all 2 groups are homogeneous according to cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition before training.

The effects of training will be statistically analysed using post-hoc Tukey test in order to compare the variables present among the mean value groups between pre and post test (time effect). For each variable, there is an effect that could be attributed to the intervention or the gender. Therefore, in both groups, data for boys and girls will be collected and analysed by a 2-way ANOVA. The threshold for statistical significance is set at p ≤ 0.05. All analyses will be performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS) version 22.0.

The study contributes to scientific knowledge since it studies the effects of a new method of physical exercise which still lacks full clarity regarding its implementation and effect in variables like cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in children.

The study is guided by practice-based scientific evidence for the use of HIIT in children. Upon completion of data collection, it is expected that the HIIG volunteers will benefit from increased cardiorespiratory fitness through the 20 meters shuttle run test, improved body composition through the decreased body fat mass and increased body muscle mass, reductions in scores on the IMC, and waist circumference. In the MIG, no significant changes in the values of any variable analysed are expected. It is believed that the desired results could be attributed to physiological effects of exercises of high-intensity intermittent exercises associated with the proposed exercise protocol.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

54

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

  • Chile
      • Valparaíso, Chile, 2340000
        • University Playa Ancha

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

8 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Children

Ages of 8 to 12

Tanner 1-2

Are not part of any regular exercise training program

Agree to the commitment

Exclusion Criteria:

Chronic paediatric disease (except for obesity)

Cardiovascular or metabolic disease

Orthopaedic limitation

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
Experimental: High-intensity intermittent games HIIG
High-intensity intermittent games (HIIG): complete a supervised 12-weeks. Twice per week child-specific games program, intensity HRmax 75% ≤ - RPE 6-8.
Behavioral: High-intensity intermittent games
The intervention will last for 12-weeks, each group included participation in twice-week 40 minutes exercise sessions. In HIIG children took part in 5 games per session; 2 velocity games and 3 small-sided games (such 3 vs 3 and 4 vs 4). This session included 4 minutes games and 2 minutes recovery. In MIG children took part in 5 games per session. This session included 4 minutes games and 3 minutes recovery.
Active Comparator: Moderate-intensity games (MIG)
Moderate intensity games (MIG): complete a supervised 12-weeks. Twice per week child-specific games program, intensity HRmax 60-74% ≤ - RPE 4-5.
Behavioral: Moderate intensity games
The intervention will last for 12-weeks, each group included participation in twice-week 40 minutes exercise sessions. In MIG children took part in 5 games per session. This session included 4 minutes games and 3 minutes recovery.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in cardiorespiratory fitness; 20 meters shuttle run test
Time Frame: Pre - post intervention and follow up. Time which each participant is assessed; 40 minutes
Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) metric: ml·kg-1·min-1
Pre - post intervention and follow up. Time which each participant is assessed; 40 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Grupo Lusófona

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tomás R Reyes, MSc, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University Lusofona/Faculty of Sciences Physical Activity and Sports, University Playa Ancha
  • Study Director: Antonio L Palmeira, PhD, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University Lusofona

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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 (Actual)

August 15, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 30, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 9, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 19, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 17, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LUSUP21231016

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

2 congresses 2 publications

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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