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NCT Number: NCT02524132

Physical Activity Intervention in Preschool Children

In this research project, the investigators addressed if incorporating physical movements with preschoolers will help increase their ability to retain concepts learned in preschool such as letter, sound and number recognition. Movement plays an important role in the brain. Exercise shows many benefits for the brain to help maintain clearer thought, improve memory, and increase activity in the brain, especially the areas involved in memory, attention, and language. The following research includes an eight week study of the implementation of movement breaks with one preschool class, while using another class as a control group. During the two weeks of baseline data, data was collected from every student in both groups on their letter recognition with both upper and lower case, letter sound identification, and number recognition for numbers 0-10. The group that implemented movement breaks had three-five minute scheduled times to stop for movement. Data was collected and compared between the two groups to find differences in their academic performance.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers

Age range

3 year–5 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Enrolled preschool student

Exclusion criteria

  • Enrolled in multiple preschool classes

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical Activity as measured by a Modular Signal Recorder Accelerometer

    Time frame: 8 wks

  2. Letter recognition as measured by an Academic Growth Assessment

    Time frame: 8 wks

  3. Sound recognition as measured by an Academic Growth Assessment

    Time frame: 8 wks

  4. Number recognition as measured by an Academic Growth Assessment

    Time frame: 8 wks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Collaborators

  • Hamline University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2015
First posted
Aug 14, 2015
Registry last updated
Aug 14, 2015

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