Basketball Intervention Program in Children

NCT ID: NCT07007624

Last Updated: 2025-06-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 17 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-01

Brief Summary

The current project is a longitudinal, clinical study focused on evaluating the effects of a structured physical activity intervention in healthy prepubertal boys. The study will be conducted with the collaboration of the Pediatrics Department and the Nutrition and Metabolism Area of the Reina Sofía University Hospital in Córdoba; the Child Metabolism and Nutrigenomics. Metabolic Syndrome research groups at the Maimónides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC); and the Departments of Biochemistry at both the University of Córdoba and the University of Granada.

A total of 20 male participants, aged 9 to 12 years, will be selected. Inclusion criteria include being healthy, in Tanner stage I of pubertal development, and having anthropometric and cardiovascular parameters (weight, height, BMI, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure) within the 50th percentile ±1 standard deviation. Children outside this range, or with signs of pubertal development, will be excluded.

The intervention consists of a 3-year physical activity program structured into two annual phases: a 6-week preseason beginning each September, followed by a 32-week season coinciding with the academic year. During the preseason, participants will undergo five weekly 2-hour training sessions. The season will include three 2-hour after-school training sessions per week, and one weekend match. Training sessions will be divided into two parts: individual skill development at moderate to high intensity (60-85% HR) and gameplay focusing on tactics and strategy. All sessions will be supervised by highly qualified coaches.

Physical fitness will be assessed through the Eurofit test battery, including the Course Navette, Sit and Reach, 30-second Sit-ups, and Standing Long Jump tests. Physical activity levels will be monitored using accelerometers, and data on weekly activity frequency, intensity, sedentary behavior, and leisure time will be collected. A comprehensive physical examination will include assessment of pubertal development, anthropometry, heart rate, and blood pressure. Body composition will be measured using TANITA BC-418 bioimpedance equipment, and will include height, weight, lean and fat mass, and body water percentage. Additionally, biochemical markers of general health, inflammation (via LINCOplex assays and Luminex xMAP technology), and oxidative stress will be analyzed.

Conditions

Basketball

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Basketball training (Sport and diet)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Basketball training (Sport and diet)

Intervention Type: OTHER

The intervention program will last for 3 years, and each year will be divided into two periods: a preseason, beginning in early September and lasting for the first 6 weeks, followed immediately by a 32-week season (until the end of the school year). The preseason will include 5 training sessions per week, each lasting 2 hours (Monday to Friday). The following season will include 3 training sessions per week, each lasting 2 hours (after school), and one match on the weekend. Each session will be divided into 2 periods separated by a 10-minute break: the first period will focus on individual skills with moderate to high-intensity exercises (60-85% of heart rate), and the second period will focus on gameplay (tactics and strategy). The trainers had a high level of professional training, ensuring the quality of the sessions. Dietary recommendations based on the Mediterranean diet will be given to the subjects.

Interventions

Basketball training (Sport and diet)

The intervention program will last for 3 years, and each year will be divided into two periods: a preseason, beginning in early September and lasting for the first 6 weeks, followed immediately by a 32-week season (until the end of the school year). The preseason will include 5 training sessions per week, each lasting 2 hours (Monday to Friday). The following season will include 3 training sessions per week, each lasting 2 hours (after school), and one match on the weekend. Each session will be divided into 2 periods separated by a 10-minute break: the first period will focus on individual skills with moderate to high-intensity exercises (60-85% of heart rate), and the second period will focus on gameplay (tactics and strategy). The trainers had a high level of professional training, ensuring the quality of the sessions. Dietary recommendations based on the Mediterranean diet will be given to the subjects.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy male children
• Weight, height, BMI, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure within the 50th percentile ±1 SD
• Tanner stage I of pubertal development

Exclusion Criteria

• Boys younger than 9 or older than 12 years
• Anthropometric or physiological values above the 75th or below the 25th percentile

• Minimum Eligible Age: 9 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

IMIBIC

Córdoba, , Spain

Countries

Spain

References

Castro-Collado C, Jurado-Castro JM, Gil-Campos M, Pastor-Villaescusa B, Quintana-Navarro GM, Llorente-Cantarero FJ. Effects of After-School Basketball Program on Physical Fitness and Cardiometabolic Health in Prepubertal Boys. Sports (Basel). 2025 Aug 28;13(9):291. doi: 10.3390/sports13090291.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 41003597 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

BIPIC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id