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NCT Number: NCT02087774

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Childhood Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pediatric Obesity Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia, 25755, United States

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All students were invited to participate.

Exclusion criteria

  • Lack of parental consent

Treatment and study plan

6 minutes activity

Behavioral

Group added 6 minutes of physical activity daily during school day.

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Marshall University

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Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 14, 2014
Registry last updated
Aug 15, 2014

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