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NCT Number: NCT03454061

Effects of a Physical Education Programme in Preschool Children

Unlike other European countries, Italian kindergartens do not include the physical education teacher in the school organic personnel. This is frequently associated with the lack of opportunities to perform physical education by preschool children. The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a specific 16-week-long physical education programme (PEP) of 16-week length on the development of locomotor and object control skills in preschool children.

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Key information

Conditions

Motor Activity Behavior Child Development

Age range

40 month–67 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

We conducted a school-based non-randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a specific 16-week-long physical education program (PEP) on the quotient of gross motor development (QGMD) in preschool children. This study involved 119 children who were clustered in a control group (CG, n= 29, age: 52.1±8.65 months; height: 1.1±0.07 m, body weight: 19.2±5.55 Kg, BMI: 16.9±3.16) and an intervention group (IG, n= 90, age: 57.4±9.42 months; height: 1.1±0.06 m, body weight: 19.3±3.65 Kg, BMI: 16±1.75). Participants were assessed for locomotor ability and object control skills using the Italian version of gross motor development test, before and after the experimental period.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • preschool children

Exclusion criteria

  • Age < 40 months
  • Age > 67 months

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity

Other

Physical education program (PEP) of 16-week length

Primary outcomes

  1. Quotient of gross motor development change

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 weeks

    Quotient of gross motor development

Secondary outcomes

  1. BMI

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 weeks

    Body mass index

  2. Weight

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 weeks

    Weight

  3. Height

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 weeks

    Height

  4. Object control skills change

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 weeks

    Object control

  5. Locomotion skills change

    Time frame: Change from Baseline at 16 weeks

    locomotion

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Palermo

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Development of Motor Skills by a Physical Education Programme in Preschool Children: a Preschool-based Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 5, 2018
Registry last updated
Mar 5, 2018

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