Effect of a 4-week Fun Fast Interval Training (FFIT) Activity Programme on Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Adolescent School Pupils

October 11, 2017 updated by: Kathryn Weston, Teesside University
Low-volume high-intensity interval exercise training may improve aspects of health and fitness in young people, but the effect of this type of exercise on quality of life has yet to be assessed. The investigators aim to examine the effect of a 4-week school-based low-volume high-intensity interval training programme (called the Fun Fast Interval Training [FFIT] activity project) on physical fitness and quality of life in adolescent school pupils. Approximately 145 English adolescents aged 11-12 years will be approached and invited to take part in the study. Participants will be healthy female volunteers, recruited from one school in Northeast England. Using a non-randomised design, one school year group will be assigned to take part in the intervention, and a second year group assigned to the control condition.Those in the intervention group will complete a 4-week school-based high-intensity interval exercise training programme. The intervention will take place twice per week, and comprise of 6-8 repetitions of 45 s maximal effort exercise (boxing, running, soccer and basketball drills), each interspersed with 90-s rest. Participants will be encouraged to work maximally during the 45-s repetitions. Control participants will be instructed not to change their lifestyle, dietary or physical activity habits during the intervention period, and maintain their normal school physical education routine. Study outcomes will be 20 m shuttle run test performance, health-related quality of life, standing broad jump performance, hand dynamometer performance, waist circumference and 10 m and 20 m sprint performance.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

132

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

  • United Kingdom
      • Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, TS30RH
        • Outwood Academy Ormesby

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

11 years to 13 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Must be in school Year 7 or 8 at the school where the study will take place
  2. Must provide parental consent and participant assent
  3. Must be free from exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Symptoms of or known presence of heart disease or major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
  2. Condition or injury or co-morbidity affecting the ability to undertake exercise.
  3. Diabetes mellitus
  4. Early family history of sudden death
  5. Pregnancy or likelihood of pregnancy

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Participants in the intervention group will complete a 4-week school-based high-intensity interval exercise training programme. The intervention will take place twice per week, and comprise of 6-8 repetitions of 45 s maximal effort exercise (boxing, running, soccer and basketball drills), each interspersed with 90-s rest. Participants will be encouraged to work maximally during the 45-s repetitions.
Other: High-intensity interval exercise training
No Intervention: Control
Participants in the control group will be instructed not to change their lifestyle, dietary or physical activity habits during the intervention period, and maintain their normal school physical education routine

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline (0 weeks) cardiorespiratory fitness (assessed via the 20 m shuttle run test performance test) at the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Cardiorespiratory fitness will be indirectly assessed by participants performing the 20 m shuttle run test. Test performance is expressed in number of shuttle completed
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Change from baseline (0 weeks) leg power (assessed via standing broad jump performance at the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Leg power will be assessed by participants performing a standing broad jump test. Test performance is expressed as distance jumped.
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Change from baseline (0 weeks) upper body strength (assessed via handgrip dynamometer performance) at the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Upper body strength will be assessed by participants performing the handgrip dynamometer test. Test performance is expressed as grip strength measured in kilogrammes.
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Change from baseline (0 weeks) in 10 m running speed (assessed via 10 m sprint performance at) the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
10 m running speed will be assessed by participants completing a 10 m running sprint. Test performance is expressed in seconds.
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Change from baseline (0 weeks) in 20 m running speed (assessed via 20 m sprint performance at) the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
20 m running speed will be assessed by participants completing a 20 m running sprint. Test performance is expressed in seconds.
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Change from baseline (0 weeks) waist circumference at the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Measurements will be expressed in centimetres.
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Change from baseline (0 weeks) health-related quality of life (assessed via completion of the Kid-Kindl questionnaire [Ravens-Sieberer & Bullinger, 2000] at the post-intervention time point (4 weeks)
Time Frame: Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)
Baseline (0 weeks) and post-intervention (4 weeks)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Heart rate during high-intensity interval exercise training sessions
Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks
Up to 4 weeks
Rating of perceived exertion (assessed via the Children's scale of perceived exertion [Robertson et al., 2000) during high intensity interval exercise training sessions
Time Frame: Up to 4 weeks
Up to 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Teesside University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kathryn L Weston, PhD, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

May 3, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 11, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2017

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TEES-046/16

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