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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02087774
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 14, 2014
Results First Posted : August 15, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 15, 2014
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Rebecca Hayes, Marshall University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
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.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Childhood Obesity Behavioral: 6 minutes activity Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
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.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 300 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: The Effects of a Brief Physical Activity Program on Elementary School Students' Physical Fitness
Study Start Date : September 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2014

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
No Intervention: Control School
Control School received no intervention.
Experimental: 6 minutes activity
Implementation of 6 minutes of physical activity daily into the school day routine. Children can jog in place, do jumping jacks or dance.
 Behavioral: 6 minutes activity
Group added 6 minutes of physical activity daily during school day.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  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



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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All students were invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lack of parental consent
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Locations
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United States, West Virginia
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25755
Sponsors and Collaborators
Marshall University
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Rebecca H Hayes, M.D. Marshall University
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Responsible Party: Rebecca Hayes, Resident Physician, Marshall University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02087774    
Other Study ID Numbers: 498505-2
First Posted: March 14, 2014    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: August 15, 2014
Last Update Posted: August 15, 2014
Last Verified: July 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pediatric Obesity
Obesity
Overnutrition
 Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Body Weight