Impact of Active Breaks in Elementary School Children

NCT ID: NCT06684808

Last Updated: 2024-11-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

159 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-01

Study Completion Date

2024-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of Active Breaks on motor, academic and cognitive performance in elementary school children.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of Active Breaks on motor, academic and cognitive performance in elementary school children. 159 children were recruited: 92 for experimental group (EG) and 67 for Control Group(CG); after the baseline assessment, the EG classes were randomly assigned into three experimental groups: creativity AB (CREAT; n = 30 ), fitness AB (FIT; n =31 ) and combined AB (COM; n= 31 ) . Specifically, the EG carried out an active break intervention for 12 weeks during curricular time, repeated twice a day, with the duration of 10 minutes, three times a week. CG did not performed any type of active breaks.

Conditions

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Physical Performance Cognitive Performance Academic Acheivement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Fitness

The Fitness group engaged in active breaks aimed at improving cardiovascular efficiency. These breaks were designed to provide moderate to vigorous physical activity, incorporating both strength and aerobic exercises such as squats, jumping jacks, lunges, and running in place. Children were instructed to imitate the teacher's movements

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fitness

Intervention Type OTHER

The Fitness group engaged in active breaks aimed at improving cardiovascular efficiency. These breaks were designed to provide moderate to vigorous physical activity, incorporating both strength and aerobic exercises such as squats, jumping jacks, lunges, and running in place. Children were instructed to imitate the teacher's movements.

Creative

The Creative group participated in active breaks that combined cognitive-creative and physical demands, incorporating activities like improvisations, dramatizations of events or short stories, simulation, and imitation games. These activities aimed to stimulate the creative process and enhance emotional expression within environmental constraints. Constraints, set by the teacher-such as specific rules, partner positioning, or speed of execution-limited movement options, encouraging students to explore new solutions to complete each task.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Creative

Intervention Type OTHER

The Creative group participated in active breaks that combined cognitive-creative and physical demands, incorporating activities like improvisations, dramatizations of events or short stories, simulation, and imitation games. These activities aimed to stimulate the creative process and enhance emotional expression within environmental constraints. Constraints, set by the teacher-such as specific rules, partner positioning, or speed of execution-limited movement options, encouraging students to explore new solutions to complete each task.

Combined

The Combined group took active breaks by combining the Fitness protocol in the first break and the Creative protocol in the second.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Combined

Intervention Type OTHER

The Combined group took active breaks by combining the Fitness protocol in the first break and the Creative protocol in the second.

Control

Regular physical activity at school during the weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type OTHER

Regular physical activity at school during the weeks.

Interventions

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Fitness

The Fitness group engaged in active breaks aimed at improving cardiovascular efficiency. These breaks were designed to provide moderate to vigorous physical activity, incorporating both strength and aerobic exercises such as squats, jumping jacks, lunges, and running in place. Children were instructed to imitate the teacher's movements.

Intervention Type OTHER

Creative

The Creative group participated in active breaks that combined cognitive-creative and physical demands, incorporating activities like improvisations, dramatizations of events or short stories, simulation, and imitation games. These activities aimed to stimulate the creative process and enhance emotional expression within environmental constraints. Constraints, set by the teacher-such as specific rules, partner positioning, or speed of execution-limited movement options, encouraging students to explore new solutions to complete each task.

Intervention Type OTHER

Combined

The Combined group took active breaks by combining the Fitness protocol in the first break and the Creative protocol in the second.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

Regular physical activity at school during the weeks.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* attending second and third elementary classroom

Exclusion Criteria

* to be free from injury, which could preclude the PA practice.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Alessandra di Cagno

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Giuseppe Calcagno

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Giovanni Fiorilli

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Andrea Buonsenso

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Molise

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Marco Centorbi

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Università degli Studi del Molise

Campobasso, CB, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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61/2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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