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NCT Number: NCT01098968

Education and Fitness: EDUFIT Study

EDUFIT is a group-Randomized Controlled Trial specifically designed to enhance physical fitness and other health-related factors in a school setting in adolescents.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Fitness Body Composition Lipid Metabolism

Age range

12 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Granada, Granada, Spain

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About this study

Physical fitness is a powerful marker of cardiovascular health already at early stages in life. To promote physical fitness enhancement from the school is therefore needed and this is the main aim of the EDUFIT study (EDUcation for FITness).

The participants were randomly allocated to control group (CG), experimental group 1 (EG1) and experimental group 2 (EG2). The CG received 2 physical education sessions/week, the EG1 received 4 physical education sessions/week (volume increased) and the EG2 received 4 physical education sessions/week of high intensity (volume+intensity increased). Several health-related parameters were assessed before and after a 16-weeks intervention: physical fitness (primary outcome), body composition (secondary), and lipid-metabolic profile, ventilatory parameters, blood pressure, and cognitive and academic performance (tertiary outcomes).

The hypothesis of the EDUFIT project was that to double the number of physical education classes will improve physical fitness in adolescents. The confirmation of the hypothesis could have important public health implications.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescents enrolled in the Spanish Educational System, free of any muscle-skeletal problem not allowing take part in Physical Education lessons or fitness testing.

Exclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of diabetes
  • Pregnancy
  • Drugs/alcohol abuse
  • In general, any chronic disease that does not permit the person to perform exercise and physical education lessons.

Treatment and study plan

Physical Activity Program

Behavioral

School intervention program specifically designed to increase health-related physical fitness

Primary outcomes

  1. Health-related physical fitness

    Time frame: 4 months

    Cardiorespiratory fitness; musculoskeletal fitness; motor fitness.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cardiovascular disease risk factors

    Time frame: 4 months

    Body composition; lipid-metabolic profile; blood pressure; ventilatory parameters.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad de Granada

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Registry information

Official study title

Effects of a Physical Education Program Focused on Improving Physical Fitness in Adolescents Aged 12-14 Years

Acronym: EDUFIT

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Apr 5, 2010
Registry last updated
Sep 8, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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